wage
[ weyj ]
/ weɪdʒ /
noun
verb (used with object), waged, wag·ing.
verb (used without object), waged, wag·ing.
Obsolete.
to contend; struggle.
Origin of wage
SYNONYMS FOR wage
5 undertake, prosecute.
OTHER WORDS FROM wage
wage·less, adjective wage·less·ness, noun un·der·wage, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wage
salary wagesWords nearby wage
Example sentences from the Web for wages
British Dictionary definitions for wages
wage
/ (weɪdʒ) /
noun
- (often plural) payment in return for work or services, esp that made to workmen on a daily, hourly, weekly, or piece-work basisCompare salary
- (as modifier)wage freeze
(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
(often plural)
recompense, return, or yield
an obsolete word for pledge
verb (tr)
Derived forms of wage
wageless, adjective wagelessness, nounWord Origin for wage
C14: from Old Northern French
wagier to pledge, from
wage, of Germanic origin; compare Old English
weddian to pledge,
wed