wage
wage Lexical Profile
wage Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A fixed regular payment, typically paid on a daily or weekly basis, made by an employer to an employee, especially to a manual or unskilled worker (often used in the plural).
"The factory workers negotiated for higher hourly wages and better working conditions."
A fitting return, recompense, or consequence for a particular action or way of life (usually used in the plural).
"In classic tragedy, the protagonist must ultimately face the bitter wages of unchecked ambition."
• verb
To carry on or engage in a sustained campaign, contest, or conflict.
"Public health officials continue to wage a determined campaign against preventable infectious diseases."
Word Nuance & Usage
'Wage' typically refers to payment calculated on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis (often for manual or hourly labor), whereas 'salary' refers to a fixed regular payment, typically expressed as an annual sum, made by an employer to professional or white-collar employees.
• Rhymes for wage
Word Origin & Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-Norman French 'wage' (pledge or payment), of Germanic origin and doublet of 'gage' (pledge).
Usage Trend
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