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| wage [ wayj ] |
noun (plural wag·es) |
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payment for work: a sum of money paid to a worker in exchange for services, especially for work performed on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis, or by the piece
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transitive verb (past and past participle waged, present participle wag·ing, 3rd person present singular wag·es) |
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engage in war or fight: to engage in war or in a serious fight to achieve an end
 wage war
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| [14th century. < Anglo-Norman or Old N French< Germanic, "pledge"] |
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| wage·less adjective |
| wage·less·ness noun |
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wage, salary, pay, fee, remuneration, emolument, honorarium, stipend
CORE MEANING: money given for work done
wage a sum of money paid to a worker in exchange for services, especially for work performed on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis, or by the piece;
hired at a low wage
The club pays my wages weekly.
salary a fixed annual sum, paid at regular intervals, usually monthly, to an employee, especially for professional or clerical work;
teachers' salaries
The successful candidate was to be paid an annual salary approaching $1 million.
pay money that is given in return for work or services provided, especially in the form of a salary or wages;
a month-long strike for better pay and conditions
"Equal pay for equal work" was the battle cry of the feminist movement.
fee a payment for professional services;
Such lawyers charged high fees and served only the elite.
The expert's fees are to be borne equally by the parties concerned.
remuneration a payment or reward for goods or services or for losses sustained or inconvenience caused;
a review body to advise on the proper remuneration for teachers
a need to investigate the levels of remuneration paid to daycare workers
emolument (formal) a payment for work done;
Unfortunately, his fame was accompanied by only a small emolument.
honorarium an amount of money paid to somebody, especially a professional or famous person, for providing a service such as addressing a conference;
Group members receive a small honorarium on the principle that their time is valued.
stipend a fixed amount of money paid at regular intervals as a salary or to cover living expenses, especially one paid to a member of the clergy;
The priest's yearly stipend was barely sufficient to live on. |
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