wages
nounnounverbcommon in dialogue
- //ˈweɪd͡ʒɪz//
one's total income for a time period
noun
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Also a form of wageplural of wage. It may take a singular verb. E.g. 'the wages of sin is death' (Romans 6:23 KJV)
noun
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one's total income for a time period
weekly wages
back wages
minimum wages
Factory workers demanded higher wages.
verb
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Also a form of wagethird-person singular simple present indicative of wage
wage · An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity…wager · A bet; a stake; a pledge.Wager · A surname.
wages · one's total income for a time period
Wagner · A surname from German.wagon · A heavier four-wheeled (normally horse-drawn) vehicle…Wagon · A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to…