wage
nounDefinition of wage
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
—often used in plural
b
wages plural
: the share of the national product attributable to labor as a factor in production
2
: recompense, reward
—usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction the wages of sin is death — Romans 6:23 (Revised Standard Version)
wage
verb
waged;
waging
Definition of wage (Entry 2 of 2)
: to engage in or carry on
wage war wage a campaign
: to be in process of occurring
the riot waged for several hours — Amer. Guide Series: Md.
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