wage packet

plural wage packets

1. CommonwealthIrelandUKAn envelope or similar package in which a salary is given to a worker
2. figurativelyThe salary of an employee

   It has been one of the eternal questions of the Premier League era, echoing down the years as kits have got tighter and wage packets heavier.

   2016 October 24, Owen Gibson, “Is the unthinkable happening – are people finally switching the football off”, in The Guardian, London

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   Rail workers deserve a pay rise. They have seen their wage packets frozen in recent years and now face (like the rest of us) inflation at its highest level for decades.

   2022 June 15, Philip Haigh, “Strikes: a little more conversation... a little less action”, in RAIL, number 959, page 50