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wage  (wj)
n.
1. Payment for labor or services to a worker, especially remuneration on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis or by the piece.
2. wages Economics The portion of the national product that represents the aggregate paid for all contributing labor and services as distinguished from the portion retained by management or reinvested in capital goods.
3. A fitting return; a recompense. Often used in the plural with a singular or plural verb: the wages of sin.
tr.v. waged, wag·ing, wag·es
To engage in (a war or campaign, for example).

[Middle English, from Old North French, of Germanic origin.]

wage [weɪdʒ]
n
1. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms)
a.  (often plural) payment in return for work or services, esp that made to workmen on a daily, hourly, weekly, or piece-work basis Compare salary
b.  (as modifier) wage freeze
2. (Economics) (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
3. (often plural) recompense, return, or yield
4. an obsolete word for pledge
vb (tr)
1. to engage in
2. Obsolete to pledge or wager
3. (Business / Commerce) Archaic another word for hire [1] [2]
[from Old Northern French wagier to pledge, from wage, of Germanic origin; compare Old English weddian to pledge, wed]
wageless  adj
wagelessness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wagewage - something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
combat pay - extra pay for soldiers engaged in active combat
double time - a doubled wage (for working overtime)
found - food and lodging provided in addition to money; "they worked for $30 and found"
half-pay - reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time
living wage - a wage sufficient for a worker and family to subsist comfortably
merit pay - extra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit (especially to school teachers)
minimum wage - the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law
pay envelope, pay packet - wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner
sick pay - wages paid to an employee who is on sick leave
strike pay - money paid to strikers from union funds
take-home pay - what is left of your pay after deductions for taxes and dues and insurance etc
regular payment - a payment made at regular times
payroll, paysheet - a list of employees and their salaries; "the company had a long payroll"
Verb1.wagewage - carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"
fight, struggle, contend - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
put up, provide, offer - mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"

wage
noun
(often plural) payment, pay, earnings, remuneration, fee, reward, compensation, income, allowance, recompense, stipend, emolument efforts to set a minimum wage well above the poverty line
plural noun
rewards, returns, deserts, retribution, just deserts, requital He was reaping the wages of sin.
verb
engage in, conduct, pursue, carry on, undertake, practise, prosecute, proceed with the three factions that had been waging a civil war
Quotations
"For the labourer is worthy of his hire" Bible: St. Luke
Translations
wage [weɪdʒ]
A. N
1. (= rate per week, year, etc) → sueldo m, salario m (more frm)
a basic wage of £55 a weekun sueldo or (more frm)salario base de 55 libras semanales
he gets a good wagegana un buen sueldo
those on high/low wageslas personas que ganan sueldos or (more frm)salarios altos/bajos
minimum wagesalario mínimo
see also living D
2. wages (= money received) → paga f, sueldo m
a day's wagesla paga or el sueldo de un día (Agr) → un jornal
I get my wages on Fridaysme pagan los viernes
the wages of sin is deathel pecado se paga con la muerte
B. VT [+ war] → hacer; [+ campaign] → llevar a cabo, hacer
to wage war against or on sbhacer la guerra a algn
to wage war against or on inflationluchar contra la inflación, hacer la guerra a la inflación
C. CPD wage agreement Nconvenio m salarial
wage bill Ngastos mpl de nómina, gastos mpl salariales
wage claim N (Brit) → reivindicación f salarial
wage clerk N = wages clerk wage contract N = wage agreement wage costs NPLcostes mpl del factor trabajo
wage demand Nreivindicación f salarial
wage differential Ndiferencia f salarial
wage earner Nasalariado/a m/f
we are both wage earnerslos dos somos asalariados
she is the family wage earnerella es la que mantiene a la familia
wage freeze Ncongelación f salarial
wage increase Naumento m salarial
wage levels NPLsalarios mpl, niveles mpl salariales
wage negotiations NPLnegociaciones fpl salariales
wage packet N (esp Brit) (= envelope with pay) → sobre m de la paga (fig) → paga f
wage restraint Nmoderación f salarial
wage rise Naumento m salarial
wages bill N = wage bill wage scale Nescala f salarial
wages clerk Nhabilitado/a m/f
wage settlement Nacuerdo m salarial
wage slave Ncurrante mf
wage slip Nnómina f, hoja f salarial
wages snatch Nrobo m de nóminas
wage talks NPLnegociaciones fpl salariales
wage worker N (US) → asalariado/a m/f

wage [ˈweɪdʒ]
nsalaire m
on a low wage → avec un bas salaire
a decent wage → un salaire décent wages
nplsalaire m
He collected his wages → Il a retiré son salaire.
a day's wages → un jour de salaire
vt
(= fight) [+ war, battle] → mener
to wage war against sth/sb → mener une guerre contre qch/qn
(= conduct) [+ campaign, battle] → mener
to wage war on sth [+ drugs, crime] → mener une guerre contre qch
wage claim n (British)revendication f salariale

wage in cpdsLohn-;
wage agreement
nLohnabkommen nt, → Tarifvertrag m
wage bargaining
n no plTarifverhandlung f, → Lohnverhandlung f
wage check
n (US) → Lohnscheck m
wage claim
wage-cost inflation
nLohnkosteninflation f

wage:
wage demand
wage determination
nLohnfestsetzung f
wage dispute
nLohnkonflikt m, → Lohnkampf m
wage earner
n (esp Brit) → Lohnempfänger(in) m(f)
wage freeze
nLohnstopp m
wage incidentals
plLohnnebenkosten pl
wage increase
wage-intensive
adjlohnintensiv
wage level
nLohnniveau nt
wage packet
n (esp Brit) → Lohntüte f
wage payment
nLohnzahlung f
wage-price spiral

wage:
wage settlement
wage slave
n (hum inf)Lohnsklave m (hum inf), → Lohnsklavin f (hum inf)
wage slip
nLohnstreifen m, → Lohnzettel m
wage worker
n (US) → Lohnempfänger(in) m(f)

wage1
n usu plLohn m

wage2
vt war, campaignführen; to wage war against something (fig)gegen etw einen Feldzug führen

wage [weɪdʒ]
1. n (often pl) → paga
a day's wages → un giorno di paga
she gets a good wage → è pagata bene
minimum wage → minimo salariale
2. vt (campaign) → intraprendere
to wage war → fare la guerra
3. adj (demand, negotiations) → salariale

wage [weɪdʒ]
1. n (often pl) → paga
a day's wages → un giorno di paga
she gets a good wage → è pagata bene
minimum wage → minimo salariale
2. vt (campaign) → intraprendere
to wage war → fare la guerra
3. adj (demand, negotiations) → salariale

wage1
v wage [weidʒ]
to carry on or engage in (especially a war) The North waged war on/against the South. voer يَشُنُّ حَرْبا водя vést/rozpoutat (válku) føre (krig) führen διεξάγω (πόλεμο) hacer (la guerra), librar, dar (sõda) pidama به جنگ وارد شدن käydä faire (la guerre) לַעֲרוֹך जंग करना voditi rat hadat visel vki ellen melancarkan heyja (stríð) intraprendere 行なう (전쟁, 투쟁, 토론 등을) 하다 kariauti uzsākt karu; karot memerangi voeren føre (krig) prowadzić, rozpętać empreender a purta (război) вести viesť / rozpútať (vojnu) spustiti se v voditi utkämpa, föra เข้าร่วมต่อสู้ başlatmak, açmak 發動(尤指戰爭) вести (війну) جنگ کرنا tiến hành

wage2
n wage [weidʒ]
(alsoˈwagesnoun plural) a regular, usually weekly rather than monthly, payment for the work that one does He spends all his wages on books; What is his weekly wage? loon أَجْر надница mzda løn der Lohn μισθός, (οικονομικές) απολαβές salario, sueldo palk مزد palkka salaire שָׂכַר मजदूरी mjesečna plaća (munka)bér upah laun, kaup intraprendere 賃金 임금, 급료, 삯 atlyginimas darba alga gaji, upah loon lønn, gasje zarobek salário salariu зарплата výplata plača plata lön, avlöning ค่าจ้าง; ค่าแรง ücret 工資,薪資 заробітна плата تنخواہ lương tuần
n wage-packet
1 the packet in which wages are paid The cashier puts the workmen's money in wage-packets. loonsakkie حُزْمَة أو عُلْبَه пакет за заплата výplatní obálka lønningspose die Lohntüte μισθός sobre con la paga palgaümbrik جعاله palkkapussi enveloppe de paye מַעֲטָפָת שָׂכָר वेतन का लिफाफा platna vrećica a„boríték” paket upah launaumslag busta paga 給料袋 월급 봉투 vokas su atlyginimu algas aploksne paket atau bungkusan gaji loonzakje lønningspose koperta z wypłatą envelope para salário plic pentru salariu конверт с зарплатой výplatná obálka plačilna kuverta platni koverat lönekuvert ซองค่าจ้าง ücret zarfı 薪資袋 конверт з зарплатою وہ لفافہ جس میں تنخواہ وغیرہ دی جاتی ہے quỹ lương
2 wages Because of heavier taxation, my wage-packet has been getting smaller. loon, loonstrokie أَجْر، أُجْرَه портфейл výplata løn der Lohn μισθός paga, sueldo palk دستمزدها palkkapussi paye הַכנָסוֹת plaća a„boríték” upah laun paga 給料 급료 atlyginimas alga upah loonpakket lønn(ingspose) wypłata salário salariu зарплата výplata plačilna kuverta plata lön ค่าจ้าง ücret, para 工資,薪資 заробітна плата اجرت thu nhập lương

wage أجْر mzda løn Lohn ημερομίσθιο sueldo palkka salaire nadnica stipendio 賃金 임금 arbeidsloon lønnsutbetaling zarobek salário зарплата lön ค่าจ้าง ücret tiền lương 工资


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It has converted the physician, the lawyer, the priest, the poet, the man of science, into its paid wage labourers.
Your enemy shall ye seek; your war shall ye wage, and for the sake of your thoughts
But what all England did not know De Vac had gleaned from scraps of conversation dropped in the armory: that Henry was even now negotiating with the leaders of foreign mercenaries, and with Louis IX of France, for a sufficient force of knights and menat-arms to wage a relentless war upon his own barons that he might effectively put a stop to all future interference by them with the royal prerogative of the Plantagenets to misrule England.
 
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