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wage

[ weyj ]

noun

  1. Often wages. money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week. Compare living wage, minimum wage.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. Usually wages. Economics. the share of the products of industry received by labor for its work (as distinct from the share going to capital).
  3. Usually wages. (used with a singular or plural verb) recompense or return:

    The wages of sin is death.

  4. Obsolete. a pledge or security.


verb (used with object)

waged, waging.
  1. to carry on (a battle, war, conflict, argument, etc.):

    to wage war against a nation.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. Chiefly British Dialect. to hire.
  3. Obsolete.
    1. to stake or wager.
    2. to pledge.

verb (used without object)

waged, waging.
  1. Obsolete. to contend; struggle.

wage

/ 飞别瑟诲萧 /

noun

    1. often plural payment in return for work or services, esp that made to workmen on a daily, hourly, weekly, or piece-work basis Compare salary
    2. ( as modifier )

      wage freeze

  1. plural economics the portion of the national income accruing to labour as earned income, as contrasted with the unearned income accruing to capital in the form of rent, interest, and dividends
  2. often plural recompense, return, or yield
  3. an obsolete word for pledge
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to engage in
  2. obsolete.
    to pledge or wager
  3. archaic.
    another word for hire hire
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞飞补驳别濒别蝉蝉苍别蝉蝉, noun
  • 藞飞补驳别濒别蝉蝉, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 飞补驳别顎僱别蝉蝉 adjective
  • 飞补驳别顎僱别蝉蝉路ness noun
  • 耻苍顎僤别谤路飞补驳别顎 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of wage1

First recorded in 1275鈥1325; (noun) Middle English: 鈥減ledge, security,鈥 from Anglo-French; Old French guage gage 1, from unattested Vulgar Latin wadium, from Germanic ( wed ); (verb) Middle English wagen 鈥渢o pledge,鈥 from Anglo-French wagier; Old French guagier, from unattested Vulgar Latin 飞补诲颈腻谤别, derivative of wadium
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of wage1

C14: from Old Northern French wagier to pledge, from wage, of Germanic origin; compare Old English weddian to pledge, wed
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Synonym Study

See pay 1.
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The BHC argues the most efficient support the government could offer is through halving VAT for salons, because staff wages make up 60% of their costs.

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"The effect of tariffs announced on April 2 and associated uncertainty offset the expected strengthening of private consumption with above-inflation wage growth boosting household disposable income," its World Economic Outlook report said.

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His wages are likely to be out of reach for any Championship club, even those with the deepest pockets, so he will need to take a significant cut.

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I鈥檓 always struck by how many extras it takes to wage a rebellion.

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The money Measures allegedly stole from his employees were wages that were meant to be invested in their retirement accounts, Bragg said.

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