Synonyms for wages
- noun
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Noun
Definitions
- n. 1
one's total income for a time period
Factory workers demanded higher wages.
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Earnings is often used as exactly equivalent to wages, but may be used with reference to the real value of work done or service rendered, and even applied to inanimate things; as, the earnings of capital.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- salary His low salary prevents him from buying the house.
- compensation Felix's lawyer got him full and fair compensation.
- earnings I lack the funds for a holiday due to my earnings.
- remuneration What are your expectations in terms of remuneration?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| wages | falling | |
| salary | falling | |
| compensation | falling | |
| earnings | falling | |
| remuneration | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- pay1
- 4 letters
- hire2
- 6 letters
- salary3, reward2, payoff2
- 7 letters
- payment2, stipend2
- 8 letters
- earnings2
- 9 letters
- allowance3
- 12 letters
- compensation4, remuneration5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hire2 = 2 syllables).