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wage en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English wage, from Anglo-Norman wage, from Old Northern French wage, a northern variant of Old French gauge, guage (whence modern French gage), Medieval Latin wadium, from Frankish *waddī (cognate with Old English wedd), from Proto-Germanic *wadją (“pledge”), from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to pledge, redeem a pledge”). Akin to Old Norse veðja (“to pledge”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌹 (wadi), Dutch wedde. Compare also the doublet gage. More at wed.

Meanings

  1. (often, plural) An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.
    • Before her promotion, her wages were 20% less.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
wages Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

wage labour · wagie · wageman · union wage premium · underwage · wage stop · maximum wage · slave to the wage · wagework · wagedom · college wage premium · wage packet · living wage · minimum wage · wage slave · wage labourer · wageless · wage-worthy · hourly wage · time wage · wagecuck · wageworker · wage scale · wage thief · wageworking · tip wage credit · wage slavery · nonwage · wageling · wagery · hangman's wages · board wage · wage share · wage theft · shadow real wage · wage bill · wage laborer · wage earner · wage credit · starvation wage · lost wages · wage moderation · family wage · wage drift · wage-push inflation · wage-fund doctrine · wagetaker · wage labor · slave wage · wage premium

Synonyms

pay · earnings · salary

Translations (205)

km បរិលាភ (money paid to a worker) · lt užmokestis (money paid to a worker) · gu મજૂરી (money paid to a worker) · lt alga (money paid to a worker) · bg запла́та (money paid to a worker) · kmr destheq (money paid to a worker) · enm hire (money paid to a worker) · nl loon (money paid to a worker) · ur مِحَنْتانَہ (money paid to a worker) · tr maaş (money paid to a worker) · mn цалин (money paid to a worker) · sq rrogë (money paid to a worker) · hi पगार (money paid to a worker) · ja 給料 (money paid to a worker) · gd tuarasdal (money paid to a worker) · prg algā (money paid to a worker) · fa-ira مَعاش (money paid to a worker) · ky кызмат акы (money paid to a worker) · uk заробі́тна пла́та (money paid to a worker) · cmn 工錢 /工钱 (money paid to a worker) · lv alga (money paid to a worker) · it salario (money paid to a worker) · af loon (money paid to a worker) · ug ئايلىق (money paid to a worker) · enm wage (money paid to a worker) · ja 月給 (money paid to a worker) · my လုပ်ခ (money paid to a worker) · ps اجرت (money paid to a worker) · kmr miz (money paid to a worker) · be зарпла́та (money paid to a worker) · xsv alga (money paid to a worker) · da timeløn (money paid to a worker) · el μισθός (money paid to a worker) · grc μισθός (money paid to a worker) · alt иштиҥ јалы (money paid to a worker) · ug مائاش (money paid to a worker) · ar أَجْر (money paid to a worker) · tl suweldo (money paid to a worker) · tr gündelik (money paid to a worker) · ca sou (money paid to a worker) · sw mshahara (money paid to a worker) · mnc ᠪᠠᠰᠠ (money paid to a worker) · nl arbeidsloon (money paid to a worker) · tt айлык (money paid to a worker) · ia paga (money paid to a worker) · uk зарпла́та (money paid to a worker) · de Lohn (money paid to a worker) · tr yevmiye (money paid to a worker) · lo ຄ່າແຮງງານ (money paid to a worker) · hy վաստակ (money paid to a worker) · ko 임금 (money paid to a worker) · he מַשְׂכֹּרֶת (money paid to a worker) · tt хезмәт хакы (money paid to a worker) · hi वेतन (money paid to a worker) · ur اَجْرَت (money paid to a worker) · eo salajro (money paid to a worker) · ca retribució (money paid to a worker) · mt paga (money paid to a worker) · fa-ira حُقوق (money paid to a worker) · es jornal (money paid to a worker) · pl pensja (money paid to a worker) · oc salari (money paid to a worker) · tg музди кор (money paid to a worker) · az donluq (money paid to a worker) · ky айлык (money paid to a worker) · ro salariu (money paid to a worker) · ko 봉급 (money paid to a worker) · ceb suhol (money paid to a worker) · gl salario (money paid to a worker) · fa-ira اُجْرَت (money paid to a worker) · hi दिहाड़ी (money paid to a worker) · yue 薪水 (money paid to a worker) · ca salari (money paid to a worker) · yi לוין (money paid to a worker) · it paga (money paid to a worker) · sh pláta (money paid to a worker) · fi palkka (money paid to a worker) · ltg moksa (money paid to a worker) · la manupretium (money paid to a worker) · fa-ira دَسْتْمُزْد (money paid to a worker) · fa-ira پاداش (money paid to a worker) · kmr meaş (money paid to a worker) · uz moyana (money paid to a worker) · az aylıq (money paid to a worker) · ps باړی (money paid to a worker) · sl plača (money paid to a worker) · sh пла́та (money paid to a worker) · hy ռոճիկ (money paid to a worker) · ky эмгек акы (money paid to a worker) · kk айлық (money paid to a worker) · pdt Jehault (money paid to a worker) · hu bér (money paid to a worker) · enm mede (money paid to a worker) · ur اُجْرَت (money paid to a worker) · ru зарпла́та (money paid to a worker) · lo ຄ່າຈ້າງ (money paid to a worker) · ml കൂലി (money paid to a worker) · ml വേതന (money paid to a worker) · alt ишјал (money paid to a worker) · cmn 薪水 (money paid to a worker) · nl salaris (money paid to a worker) · ru за́работок (money paid to a worker) · gl paga (money paid to a worker) · tg маош (money paid to a worker) · az maaş (money paid to a worker) · tk iş haky (money paid to a worker) · kk жалақы (money paid to a worker) · yue 人工 (money paid to a worker) · hi मेहनताना (money paid to a worker) · ko 급료 (money paid to a worker) · sk plat (money paid to a worker) · ro leafă (money paid to a worker) · ar أُجْرَة (money paid to a worker) · th ค่าแรง (money paid to a worker) · cmn 薪金 (money paid to a worker) · uz ish haqi (money paid to a worker) · gd cosnadh (money paid to a worker) · prs مَعَاش (money paid to a worker) · vi lương (money paid to a worker) · uz oylik (money paid to a worker) · uz maosh (money paid to a worker) · id gaji (money paid to a worker) · hu órabér (money paid to a worker) · pt ordenado (money paid to a worker) · ps معاش (money paid to a worker) · ko 월급 (money paid to a worker) · ur طَلَب (money paid to a worker) · ko(money paid to a worker) · ru за́работная пла́та (money paid to a worker) · pt remuneração (money paid to a worker) · mn цалин хөлс (money paid to a worker) · ca paga (money paid to a worker) · tg дастмузд (money paid to a worker) · sv timlön (money paid to a worker) · lb Loun (money paid to a worker) · de Arbeitsentgelt (money paid to a worker) · th ค่าจ้าง (money paid to a worker) · tr ücret (money paid to a worker) · es soldada (money paid to a worker) · fa-ira مُزْد (money paid to a worker) · ru жа́лование (money paid to a worker) · ko 품삯 (money paid to a worker) · gd pàigh (money paid to a worker) · fr salaire (money paid to a worker) · fa-ira کارْمُزْد (money paid to a worker) · sh пла́ћа (money paid to a worker) · mi utu-ā-haora (money paid to a worker) · acm كَرْوَة (money paid to a worker) · ms gaji (money paid to a worker) · dng гунчян (money paid to a worker) · da løn (money paid to a worker) · ur ویتَن (money paid to a worker) · nn lønn (money paid to a worker) · gu વેતન (money paid to a worker) · ps مهينه (money paid to a worker) · kmr muçe (money paid to a worker) · nb lønn (money paid to a worker) · ka ხელფასი (money paid to a worker) · el μεροκάματο (money paid to a worker) · es sueldo (money paid to a worker) · he שָׂכָר (money paid to a worker) · tr aylık (money paid to a worker) · bn উজরত (money paid to a worker) · la mercēs (money paid to a worker) · km ទិនិកា (money paid to a worker) · th ค่าแรงงาน (money paid to a worker) · et palk (money paid to a worker) · grc ὀψώνιον (money paid to a worker) · be зарабо́тная пла́та (money paid to a worker) · ro plată (money paid to a worker) · pt salário (money paid to a worker) · sh pláća (money paid to a worker) · ar رَاتِب (money paid to a worker) · ota اجرت (money paid to a worker) · ja サラリー (money paid to a worker) · hi तनख़्वाह (money paid to a worker) · es salario (money paid to a worker) · cmn 工資 /工资 (money paid to a worker) · pl płaca (money paid to a worker) · uk запла́та (money paid to a worker) · ur تَنْخواہ (money paid to a worker) · ja 賃金 (money paid to a worker) · ug ئىش ھەققى (money paid to a worker) · az əmək haqqı (money paid to a worker) · ca estipendi (money paid to a worker) · tl sahod (money paid to a worker) · ang hȳr (money paid to a worker) · ca remuneració (money paid to a worker) · sk mzda (money paid to a worker) · hi मासिक वेतन (money paid to a worker) · tk aýlyk (money paid to a worker) · cs mzda (money paid to a worker) · kk еңбекақы (money paid to a worker) · bn বেতন (money paid to a worker) · ca honorari (money paid to a worker) · ia salario (money paid to a worker) · tg моҳона (money paid to a worker) · sv lön (money paid to a worker) · ps اجوره (money paid to a worker) · km ប្រាក់ខែ (money paid to a worker) · is laun (money paid to a worker) · ltg lūne (money paid to a worker) · bg на́дница (money paid to a worker) · mk пла́та (money paid to a worker) · ur پَگار (money paid to a worker)

wage en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English wagen (“to pledge”), from Anglo-Norman, Old Northern French wagier, a northern variant of Old French guagier (whence modern French gager), itself either from guage or from a derivative of Frankish *waddī, possibly through a Vulgar Latin intermediate *wadiō from *wadium (see the noun above). See Medieval Latin wadiō and wadium for more.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To wager, bet.
    • My life I never held but as a pawn / To wage against thine enemies c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To expose oneself to, as a risk; to incur, as a danger; to venture; to hazard.
    • to wake and wage a danger profitless. c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:
    • I fear the power of Percy is too weak / To wage an instant trial with the King. c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To employ for wages; to hire.
    • Thenne said Arthur I wille goo with yow / Nay said the kynges ye shalle not at this tyme / for ye haue moche to doo yet in these landes / therfore we wille departe / and with the grete goodes that we haue goten in these landes by youre yeftes we shalle wage good knyghtes & withstande the kynge Claudas malyce 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xviij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book I:
    • [B]etter it as for him to trie the vttermoſt pointe of fortunes happe, than with diſhonour ſo to yeelde at the firſt blow of hyr frowarde hande, conſidering the abundance of treaſure whiche he had in ſtore, wherewith hee might wage ſouldiers and menne of warre out of Germanie and other places, in number ſufficient to matche with his enimies. 1577, Raphaell Holinshed, “The Historie of Scotlande, […]”, in The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Hunne, →OCLC, page 113, column 1:
  4. (transitive) To conduct or carry out (a war or other contest).
    • The two are waging war, and the one triumphs by the destruction of the other. 1832, [Isaac Taylor], Saturday Evening. […], London: Holdsworth and Ball, →OCLC:
    • Setting our sights back on King’s Landing, where the Last War will be waged, makes a lot of sense, even if it does feel a bit anticlimactic after last week’s deadly, blustery maelstrom. 2019 May 5, Danette Chavez, “Campaigns are Waged On and Off the Game Of Thrones Battlefield (Newbies)”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 28 Jan 2021:
    • pond'ring which of all his Sons was fit / To Reign, and wage immortal War with Wit 1709, John Dryden, Mac Flecknoe:
  5. (transitive) To adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; to hire out.
    • Thou that doest liue in later times, must wage / Thy workes for wealth, and life for gold engage. 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 18:
  6. (UK, obsolete) To give security for the performance of.

Forms

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waged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
waged Tense=Past lexicographic
wages Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
waging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

wager · underwage · wageable

Translations (44)

pt travar (to conduct or carry out) · es trabar (to conduct or carry out) · nl leiden (to conduct or carry out) · ru вести́ (to conduct or carry out) · pl toczyć (to conduct or carry out) · bg наемам се (to conduct or carry out) · sv föra (to conduct or carry out) · hu folytat (to conduct or carry out) · az yeritmək (to conduct or carry out) · es confligir (to conduct or carry out) · hu -ez (to conduct or carry out) · es mover (to conduct or carry out) · es hacer (to conduct or carry out) · az etmək (to conduct or carry out) · es librar (to conduct or carry out) · hu -zik (to conduct or carry out) · is heyja (to conduct or carry out) · nl voeren (to conduct or carry out) · es conflictuar (to conduct or carry out) · az həyata keçirmək (to conduct or carry out) · da udføre (to conduct or carry out) · de führen (to conduct or carry out) · hu visel (to conduct or carry out) · nl aanvoeren (to conduct or carry out) · es empeñar (to conduct or carry out) · fi ryhtyä (to conduct or carry out) · es entablar (to conduct or carry out) · es reñir (to conduct or carry out) · is heyja stríð (to conduct or carry out) · da føre (to conduct or carry out) · ru проводи́ть (to conduct or carry out) · ar شَنَّ (to conduct or carry out) · es emprender (to conduct or carry out) · cmn 發起 /发起 (to conduct or carry out) · mi makawe (to conduct or carry out) · oc menar (to conduct or carry out) · pt conduzir (to conduct or carry out) · ja 行う (to conduct or carry out) · bg заемам се (to conduct or carry out) · it condurre (to conduct or carry out) · pl prowadzić (to conduct or carry out) · fr mener (to conduct or carry out) · az aparmaq (to conduct or carry out) · cmn 發動 /发动 (to conduct or carry out)