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real wages

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rē′əl, rēl)

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

re′al wag′es (rē′əl, rēl),USA pronunciation

wages estimated not in money but in purchasing power. Cf. nominal wages.

1880–85

'real wages' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

nominal - nominal wages

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