Keep
Keep noun - The act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition.
Wages
Wages noun - A recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing.
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- Star Wars: The Old Republic: On Makeb, the Empire wages one against the Archon, the secret advisor to the Hutt Cartel all the while trying to keep their activities hidden from the Republic.
Source: Secret War - Either she dumps her idiot boyfriend, or you order her to go with her idiot boyfriend, or you can take ownership of her yourself and keep her wages while telling the idiot boyfriend he's out of luck.
Source: Trapped by Gambling Debts -
Michael Haller's limo driver in The Lincoln Lawyer is a former client of his (he's a criminal defense attorney) who agreed to let Haller keep half the wages as payment of Haller's fees until they're paid in full.
Source: Work Off the Debt
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