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wage

[ ˈwāj]

wage

noun

[ˈwāj]

Definition of wage

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis —often used in plural

b wages plural : the share of the national product attributable to labor as a factor in production

2 : recompense, reward —usually used in plural but singular or plural in constructionthe wages of sin is death — Romans 6:23 (Revised Standard Version)

wage

verb

waged; waging

Definition of wage (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to engage in or carry on
//wage war wage a campaign

intransitive verb

: to be in process of occurring the riot waged for several hours — Amer. Guide Series: Md.

Other Words from wage

Noun

wageless \ ˈwāj-ləs \ adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty

Synonyms: Noun

Recent Examples on the Web

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
//Nationalists, from Donald Trump, America’s president, to Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister, portray immigrants as a threat to the culture, wages and even lives of the native-born.
— The Economist, "Voters could make the world twice as rich. Why don’t they?," 16 Nov. 2019
//Six years ago, the City of Boston launched an ambitious plan to become the first place in the country to eliminate the gender wage gap.
— BostonGlobe.com, "Four Boston-area employers are taking on the wage and representation gaps - The Boston Globe," 15 Nov. 2019
//But the real damage there is that the U.S. Treasury would be raided for ever-larger benefit increases for the elderly, unconnected to people’s earlier taxable wages and contributions.
— Tyler Cowen, Twin Cities, "Tyler Cowen: Good news, young people! Social Security isn’t doomed!," 15 Nov. 2019
//Together, participants imagined a Cleveland where workers receive a decent wage and fledgling businesses are set up for success.
— Mary Kilpatrick, cleveland, "What did you think about Cleveland Rising? Share an op-ed that could run on cleveland.com," 7 Nov. 2019
//Similarly, the guild argues that packaging fees depress writers’ wages and consequently union dues collected.
— Jonathan Handel, The Hollywood Reporter, "Where the Writers Guild Stands in Its Legal War With Agencies," 30 Oct. 2019
//Members of a local janitors union will rally this afternoon Downtown at Fountain Square to drum up support for a $15 hourly wage and better benefits.
— Randy Tucker, Cincinnati.com, "Local janitors to rally on Fountain Square for $15 hourly wage and benefits," 29 Oct. 2019
//Rodriguez’s claim isn’t true in the wider workforce, either, where recent estimates cite narrower wage gaps for white and Asian women.
— Washington Post, "Gina Rodriguez faces more accusations of anti-blackness after saying the n-word," 15 Oct. 2019
//That’s a positive, largely inoffensive message, and some sketches—like the one on the wage gap set in an ‘80s workout video—are clever.
— Shirley Li, The Atlantic, "Lilly Singh’s Late-Night Challenge," 5 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
//Lawyers and public relations professionals have gathered in the heart of Oregon’s wine country to wage white-collar war.
— oregonlive, "Prominent Oregon business family at odds after patriarch’s death," 2 Nov. 2019
//The messy issue of overhauling Florida’s alimony laws could be making a political comeback, based on a lineup of high-powered lobbyists engaged to wage the 2020 legislative session’s iteration of divorce wars.
— Dara Kam, sun-sentinel.com, "Lobbyists lining up on Florida’s contentious alimony issue," 25 Oct. 2019
//Still alive in modern times, Frankenstein’s creature becomes caught in the middle, as gargoyles and demons wage war for the souls of mankind.
— Los Angeles Times, "Movies on TV this week Sept. 15, 2019: ‘Alien,’ ‘Aliens’ and more," 13 Sep. 2019
//There are other ways to wage a social struggle on the lexical front.
— The Economist, "How to change a word’s meaning," 22 June 2019
//In 2017, as Weinstein Co. was in freefall, Sony was trying to wage a turnaround and fill out a thin film slate.
— Los Angeles Times, "Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood’ is Sony’s big summer gamble. Will it pay off?," 24 July 2019
//Israel’s regional partnerships have strengthened as transnational nongovernmental organizations wage political and economic warfare against her.
— Matthew Continetti, National Review, "Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel’s Longest-Serving Prime Minister," 20 July 2019
//In recent months, family members have started seeing real gains in a fight most were reluctant to wage.
— Susan Svrluga, courant.com, "First, they lost their children. Then the conspiracy theories started. Now, the parents of Newtown are fighting back.," 9 July 2019
//Years have passed with no further news, even as government forces retook all of Aleppo and now wage a campaign against the rebels’ last stronghold, centered on Idlib province.
— Washington Post, "Caught in limbo, families of Syria’s missing cling to hope," 5 Sep. 2019

First Known Use of wage

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

History and Etymology for wage

Noun

Middle English, pledge, recompense, from Anglo-French wage, gage, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wetti pledge — more at wed

Verb

Middle English, to offer surety, put up as a stake, hire, from Anglo-French *wager, gager, from wage

Dictionary Entries near wage

Phrases Related to wage

fair wage

honest wage

More Synonyms and Antonyms ofwage

Synonyms of wage

often&"if">wages plural the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services

the wage you earn is more than enough to support us comfortably

Synonyms for wage

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More Definitions forwage

wage

noun

English Language Learners Definition of wage

(Entry 1 of 2)

: an amount of money that a worker is paid based on the number of hours, days, etc., that are worked

wage

verb

English Language Learners Definition of wage (Entry 2 of 2)

: to start and continue (a war, battle, etc.) in order to get or achieve something

wage

noun

\ ˈwāj \

Kids Definition of wage

(Entry 1 of 2)

: payment for work done especially when figured by the hour or day

wage

verb

waged; waging

Kids Definition of wage (Entry 2 of 2)

: to engage in : carry on
//The new police chief vowed to wage a fight against crime.

wage

noun

Legal Definition of wage

1 : a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to a contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis —often used in pl.

2 plural : the share of the national product attributable to labor as a factor in production