wage en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /weɪd͡ʒ/
- (US) audio
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
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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 삯 (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)