Historical clue formulations

• Salary — 2026-07-21
• Cough up — 2025-05-11
• Close the tab — 2024-09-10
• Settle — 2024-03-16
• Handle the bill — 2023-12-13
• ___ to play — 2023-07-18
• Suffer the consequences — 2023-07-12
• Suffer consequences — 2023-06-02
• Tap one's phone, perhaps — 2023-05-25
• Insert a token, say — 2023-03-15
• Pick up the tab — 2023-03-08
• Pony up — 2022-06-22
• Close a tab — 2022-06-18
• It's illegal for employers to prohibit workers from discussing this — 2022-06-12
• Word before "a fine" or "a visit" — 2022-06-02
• Subject of job offer negotiations — 2022-05-19
• You ___ (words before an amount after discount) — 2022-05-14
• Equal ___ for equal work — 2021-12-06
• "You'll ___ for this!" — 2021-08-08
• Union concern — 2021-05-02
• Word with base or combat — 2021-05-01
• Earnings — 2020-11-08
• Be punished (for) — 2020-03-18
• "You'll ___ for this!" — 2020-03-16
• Equal ___ — 2020-02-28
• "You'll ___ for this!" — 2019-08-04
• Settle up — 2019-07-31
• Sensitive figure to ask someone about — 2019-05-30
• Info in many a help wanted ad — 2018-12-08
• Subject of hiring negotiations — 2018-06-12
• Use Venmo, say — 2018-06-08
• Be worth it — 2017-06-24
• Emolument — 2017-05-11
• Shell out — 2016-11-28
• Remit — 2016-04-28
• Strike concern — 2014-08-31
• Be useful — 2014-01-17
• ___ raise — 2013-08-11
• Salary — 2013-02-04
• Salary — 2011-11-07
• ___ now — 2011-04-14
• Subject of union negotiations — 2010-07-01
• Wages — 2009-09-14
• Pony up — 2007-11-07
• Fork over — 2007-09-24
• Reward — 2007-07-29
• Compensation — 2007-06-19
• Salary — 2007-05-07
• Take care of a bill — 2006-11-06
• Be worthwhile — 2006-08-28