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real wages

re·al wage
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ree-uh l, reel weyj]
    • /ˈri əl, ril weɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ree-uh l, reel weyj]
    • /ˈri əl, ril weɪdʒ/

Definition of real wages words

  • noun plural real wages wages evaluated with reference to their purchasing power rather than to the money actually paid 0

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Origin of real wages

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Real wages

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

real wages popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for real wages

noun real wages

  • buying power — the amount of services or goods a company, person, group or currency is able to purchase

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