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. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) 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

Noun

Also: (wages) the money paid in return for a person's work, esp. when paid weekly or daily rather than monthly: a campaign for higher wages

Verb

[waging, waged]

to engage in (a campaign or war) [Old French wagier to pledge]

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 1. (often plural) payment, pay, earnings, remuneration, fee, reward, compensation, income, allowance, recompense, stipend, emolument

verb 2. engage in, conduct, pursue, carry on, undertake, practise, prosecute, proceed with

Translations

wage [weɪdʒ] n (also: wages) → sueldo, salario

vt to wage war → hacer la guerra;

a day's wage → el sueldo de un día

wage [weɪdʒ] n (also: wages) → salaire m, paye f

vt to wage war → faire la guerre;

a day's wages → un jour de salaire

wage [weɪdʒ] n (also: wages) → Lohn m

vt to wage war → Krieg führen;

a day's wages → ein Tageslohn

wage [weɪdʒ] n (also: wages) → salario, paga

vt to wage war → fare la guerra;

a day's wages → un giorno di paga

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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 sotaa faire (la guerre) לַעֲרוֹך जंग करना voditi rat hadat visel vki ellen melancarkan heyja (stríð) intraprendere 行なう (전쟁 등을) 수행하다 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 作(戰) вести (війну) جنگ کرنا tiến hành 作（战）