Definitions for wage

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wage wage

Spelling: [weyj]

IPA: /weɪdʒ/

Wage is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 20 anagrams from letters in wage (aegw).

Definitions for wage

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.
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:
4. Obsolete. a pledge or security.

verb (used with object)

1. to carry on (a battle, war, conflict, argument, etc.):
2. Chiefly British Dialect. to hire.
3. Obsolete. to stake or wager. to pledge.

verb (used without object)

1. Obsolete. to contend; struggle.

Origin of wage

1275-1325; (noun) Middle English: pledge, security Anglo-French; Old French guage gage¹ Vulgar Latin *wadium Germanic (see wed); (v

Examples for wage

In Scotland, hourly wage inequality matches the rest of the United Kingdom once the skew of London is factored out.

To be sure, the wage was infinitesimal, while the toil was body-breaking soul-breaking.

Of course, very few of the other immigrants get such a wage as that.

Ey, another fortnight—trusting to get their wage afore that, please God.

It is time to wage campaigns based on competing ideas, values, and proposals.

They asked for a wage, a bunk, and grub; nothing else mattered.

Not only do dancers not get an hourly wage, they are usually forced to pay ‘stage fees’ to work each shift.

The wage structure of waiting tables is a sexual-harassment machine.

The wage gave Clara and her women friends a measure of independence—on a day off they could pretty much do as they liked.

Where is the warrior, stout of heart and strong of will, who can wage war with cold and hunger?