"wage bill" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1978, Fredoon P. Antia, Role of Road Transport in India's Economy",
          "text": "Only 2 per cent of the total wage bill accounted for Rs. 500 per person and above per month.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2018, Izabela Karpowicz, Mauricio Soto, Rightsizing Brazil’s Public-Sector Wage Bill, page 8",
          "text": "Higher preference towards spending on public education, health and security generally results in a larger number of teachers, police, and health professionals and thus a more elevated wage bill.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        {
          "ref": "2019, Kamil Dybczak, Mercedes Garcia-Escribano, Fiscal Implications of Government Wage Bill Spending, page 6",
          "text": "Finally, Cahuc and Carcillo (2012), using a sample of OECD countries, find a strong positive correlation between the wage bill and fiscal deficits, which is more frequent during booms.",
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          "ref": "2021 May 29, David Hytner, “Chelsea win Champions League after Kai Havertz stuns Manchester City”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "Under the Sheikh, City have spent £1.7bn on signings and their most recent accounts showed a player wage bill of £351m – a Premier League record",
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        "The total amount of money spent by an organization on wages."
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  "word": "wage bill"
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          "ref": "1978, Fredoon P. Antia, Role of Road Transport in India's Economy",
          "text": "Only 2 per cent of the total wage bill accounted for Rs. 500 per person and above per month.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2018, Izabela Karpowicz, Mauricio Soto, Rightsizing Brazil’s Public-Sector Wage Bill, page 8",
          "text": "Higher preference towards spending on public education, health and security generally results in a larger number of teachers, police, and health professionals and thus a more elevated wage bill.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2019, Kamil Dybczak, Mercedes Garcia-Escribano, Fiscal Implications of Government Wage Bill Spending, page 6",
          "text": "Finally, Cahuc and Carcillo (2012), using a sample of OECD countries, find a strong positive correlation between the wage bill and fiscal deficits, which is more frequent during booms.",
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          "ref": "2021 May 29, David Hytner, “Chelsea win Champions League after Kai Havertz stuns Manchester City”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "Under the Sheikh, City have spent £1.7bn on signings and their most recent accounts showed a player wage bill of £351m – a Premier League record",
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        "The total amount of money spent by an organization on wages."
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