💰wage

noun/verb
/weɪdʒ/

Meaning

payment for work or services, usually on a daily or weekly basis; also to engage in or carry on (a war, campaign, or struggle)
money paid to someone for work, especially for work done by the hour or day

Example Sentences

The workers demanded a fair wage for their labor.

The company increased the minimum wage for all workers.

Example Expressions

wage war

Synonyms

salary, pay, compensation, earnings, stipend, remuneration
Entry 1
salary, pay, compensation, earnings, stipend
Entry 2
salary, pay, earnings, remuneration

Antonyms

unemployment, volunteer, debt, expense, cost
Entry 1
unemployment, volunteer
Entry 2
debt, expense, cost

Collocations

minimum wage, wage increase, wage gap, wage war, hourly wage, living wage
Entry 1
minimum wage, wage increase, wage gap, wage war
Entry 2
minimum wage, hourly wage, wage increase, living wage

More Example Sentences

The workers demand that wages increase.

Related Vocabularies

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