Definition Definition

wage - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'wage' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wage [ v. i.]
- To bind one's self; to engage.
2 . Wage [ v. t.]
- To pledge; to hazard on the event of a contest; to stake; to bet, to lay; to wager; as, to wage a dollar.
- To expose one's self to, as a risk; to incur, as a danger; to venture; to hazard.
- To engage in, as a contest, as if by previous gage or pledge; to carry on, as a war.
- To adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; to hire out.
- To put upon wages; to hire; to employ; to pay wages to.
- To give security for the performance of.
- That which is staked or ventured; that for which one incurs risk or danger; prize; gage.
- That for which one labors; meed; reward; stipulated payment for service performed; hire; pay; compensation; -- at present generally used in the plural. See Wages.

Meaning of 'wage' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . wage [ n]
Meaning (1):
- something that remunerates
Example in sentence:
  • he wasted his pay on drink;
  • they saved a quarter of all their earnings;
  • wages were paid by check
2 . wage [ v]
Meaning (2):
- carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
Example in sentence:
  • Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe

Nearby Words:

wag wag-halter wagati waged wagel wagenboom wager wagered wagerer wagering

See 'wage' also in:

Dictionary.com Google Translator Wikipedia.com Merriam Webster

Related Definitions

  • Pay Grade Wage Curve
    Pay Grade Wage Curve is a pay grade is comprised of jobs of approximately equal difficulty. Shows the relationship between the value of the job and the average wage paid for this job.
  • Vertical stowage
    Vertical stowage is a method of stowage in depth within a single compartment by which loaded items are continually accessible for unloading, and the ...
  • Stowage plan
    Stowage plan is a completed stowage diagram showing what materiel has been loaded and its stowage location in each hold, between-deck compartment ...
  • Stowage factor
    Stowage factor refers to the number that expresses the space, in cubic feet, occupied by a long ton of any commodity as prepared for shipment, including ...
  • Stowage
    Stowage is the placement of cargo into a hold, compartment, or on a deck of a ship in such a way as to prevent damage from load shifts while the ship is underway.
  • Wage-price stickiness
    Wage-price stickiness when a source of rigidity prevents wages from responding fully to changes in the expected price level.
  • Wage
    Wage is the pay based on an hourly rate or the amount of work accomplished.
  • Horizontal stowage
    Horizontal stowage is the lateral distribution of unit equipment or categories of supplies so that they can be unloaded simultaneously from two or more holds.
  • Wage and salary administration
    Wage and salary administration refers to procedures used for planning and administering organization-wide compensation programs for all levels of employees.
  • Wage and salary survey
    Wage and salary survey is a benchmark report consisting of market pay data for a variety of jobs conducted either on a local or nationwide basis. Used to evaluate an

Categories

Browse Dictionary