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wages

wage
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [weyj]
    • /weɪdʒ/
    • /weɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [weyj]
    • /weɪdʒ/

Definitions of wages word

  • noun wages Often, wages. money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week. Compare living wage, minimum wage. 1
  • noun wages Usually, wages. Economics. the share of the products of industry received by labor for its work (as distinct from the share going to capital). 1
  • noun wages Usually, wages. (used with a singular or plural verb) recompense or return: The wages of sin is death. 1
  • noun wages Obsolete. a pledge or security. 1
  • verb with object wages to carry on (a battle, war, conflict, argument, etc.): to wage war against a nation. 1
  • verb with object wages Chiefly British Dialect. to hire. 1

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Origin of wages

First appearance:

before 1275
One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; (noun) Middle English: pledge, security < Anglo-French; Old French guage gage1 < Vulgar Latin *wadium < Germanic (see wed); (v.) Middle English wagen to pledge < Anglo-French wagier; Old French guagier < Vulgar Latin *wadiāre, derivative of *wadium

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Parts of speech for Wages

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

wages popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

wages usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for wages

noun wages

  • salary — a fixed compensation periodically paid to a person for regular work or services.
  • pay — to coat or cover (seams, a ship's bottom, etc.) with pitch, tar, or the like.
  • earnings — money earned; wages; profits.
  • income — the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
  • take-home pay — the amount of salary remaining after deductions, as of taxes, have been made.

Antonyms for wages

noun wages

  • debt — A debt is a sum of money that you owe someone.

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