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Meaning
Noun
●
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.
Verb
●
To
wager
, bet.
●
To
expose oneself
to, as a risk; to
incur
, as a
danger
; to
venture
; to hazard.
●
To
employ
for
wages
; to hire.
●
To
conduct
or
carry out
(a
war
or other contest).
●
To
adventure
, or
lay out
, for
hire
or
reward
; to
hire
out.
●
In British English & Law:
To give security for the performance of
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Origin
wage
English
wagen
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Earnings
Pay
Salary
Remuneration
Salaries
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Pay
Pension
Employment
Compensation
Labor
Earnings
Paycheck
Unemployment
Tax
Incomes
Price
Rent
Fight
Battle
Payment
Profit
Resist
Protest
Combat
Payout
Defend
Demand
Confront
Counter
Stipend
Finance
Impose
Reward
Welfare
Money
End
Overtime
Dividend
Defeat
Productivity
Curb
Bankroll
Win
Tax Rate
Living Standard
Household Income
Standard Of Living
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Rhymes
Age
Wage
Gage
Cage
Mage
Sage
Gage
Page
Rage
Gauge
Beige
Phage
Stage
Scrage
Uncage
Enrage
Engage
Rampage
Overage
Presage
Assuage
Upstage
Underage
Backstage
Downstage
Disengage
Macrophage
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