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wages en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈweɪd͡ʒɪz/
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. (form-of, plural) plural of wage. It may take a singular verb.
    form of wage
    • the wages of sin is death 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Romans 6:23:
  2. (plural, plural-only) one's total income for a time period
    • Factory workers demanded higher wages.
    • minimum wages
    • weekly wages
    • back wages

Deriveds

McWages · wagesman

wages en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈweɪd͡ʒɪz/
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of wage
    form of wage