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    wage
    /weɪdʒ/

    noun

    verb

    • 1. carry on (a war or campaign): "it is necessary to destroy their capacity to wage war"

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  2. a particular amount of money that is paid, usually every week, to an employee, especially one who does work that needs physical skills or strength, rather than a job needing a college education: a very low /high wage. an hourly / daily / weekly / annual wage. He gets/ earns /is paid a good wage, because he works for a fair employer.

  3. The meaning of WAGE is 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. How to use wage in a sentence.

  4. Wage definition: money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week.. See examples of WAGE used in a sentence.

  5. Learn the meaning of wage as a noun and a verb, and how to use it in different contexts. Find out the difference between wage and salary, and see examples of wage in sentences.

  6. If your job pays a good wage, it means that you earn a lot of money for the hard work you do. If you're not happy with your wage, you might have to wage war on your boss. Wage is one of those words whose verb and noun forms have entirely different meanings. A worker's wage is how much money she makes.

  7. Wage is a regular payment made by an employer to an employee, especially for manual or unskilled work. It can also mean the price of labor in an economy, a recompense, or a pledge. See different sources and translations of wage.

  8. a regular amount of money that you earn, usually every week or every month, for work or services. wage/wages of something wages of £300 a week. a weekly wage of £300. an hourly/a daily/a monthly wage. Workers in these stores earn a good wage.