wage

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).

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

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wage - something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings" pay, remuneration, salary, 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"
Verb	1.	wage - carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe" engage 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"

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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 week → un sueldo or (more frm)salario base de 55 libras semanales
he gets a good wage → gana un buen sueldo
those on high/low wages → las personas que ganan sueldos or (more frm)salarios altos/bajos
minimum wage → salario mínimo
see also living D

2. wages (= money received) → paga f, sueldo m
a day's wages → la paga or el sueldo de un día (Agr) → un jornal
I get my wages on Fridays → me pagan los viernes
the wages of sin is death → el pecado se paga con la muerte

B. VT [+ war] → hacer; [+ campaign] → llevar a cabo, hacer
to wage war against or on sb → hacer la guerra a algn
to wage war against or on inflation → luchar contra la inflación, hacer la guerra a la inflación

C. CPD wage agreement N → convenio m salarial
wage bill N → gastos 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 NPL → costes mpl del factor trabajo
wage demand N → reivindicación f salarial
wage differential N → diferencia f salarial
wage earner N → asalariado/a m/f
we are both wage earners → los dos somos asalariados
she is the family wage earner → ella es la que mantiene a la familia
wage freeze N → congelación f salarial
wage increase N → aumento m salarial
wage levels NPL → salarios mpl, niveles mpl salariales
wage negotiations NPL → negociaciones fpl salariales
wage packet N (esp Brit) (= envelope with pay) → sobre m de la paga (fig) → paga f
wage restraint N → moderación f salarial
wage rise N → aumento m salarial
wages bill N = wage bill wage scale N → escala f salarial
wages clerk N → habilitado/a m/f
wage settlement N → acuerdo m salarial
wage slave N → currante mf
wage slip N → nómina f, hoja f salarial
wages snatch N → robo m de nóminas
wage talks NPL → negociaciones fpl salariales
wage worker N (US) → asalariado/a m/f

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wage [ˈweɪdʒ]

n → salaire m
on a low wage → avec un bas salaire
a decent wage → un salaire décent wages

npl → salaire 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

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wage in cpds → Lohn-;

wage agreement

n → Lohnabkommen nt, → Tarifvertrag m

wage bargaining

n no pl → Tarifverhandlung f, → Lohnverhandlung f

wage check

n (US) → Lohnscheck m

wage claim

n → Lohnforderung f

wage-cost inflation

n → Lohnkosteninflation f

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wage:

wage demand

n → Lohnforderung f

wage determination

n → Lohnfestsetzung f

wage dispute

n → Lohnkonflikt m, → Lohnkampf m

wage earner

n (esp Brit) → Lohnempfänger(in) m(f)

wage freeze

n → Lohnstopp m

wage incidentals

pl → Lohnnebenkosten pl

wage increase

n → Lohnerhöhung f

wage-intensive

adj → lohnintensiv

wage level

n → Lohnniveau nt

wage packet

n (esp Brit) → Lohntüte f

wage payment

n → Lohnzahlung f

wage-price spiral

n → Lohn-Preis-Spirale f

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wage:

wage settlement

n → Lohnabkommen nt, → Tarifabschluss m

wage slave

n (hum inf) → Lohnsklave m (hum inf), → Lohnsklavin f (hum inf)

wage slip

n → Lohnstreifen m, → Lohnzettel m

wage worker

n (US) → Lohnempfänger(in) m(f)

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wage¹

n usu pl → Lohn m

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wage²

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

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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

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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

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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 作（战）

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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 工资

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 工资袋

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 工资

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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