wages

n. compensation for work; just reward, recompense

v. engage in, conduct (war, battle)

n. salary, payment, earnings; just recompense (Literary)

WAGE can refer to: Wide Area GPS EnhancementWAGE (AM), an AM radio station located in Leesburg, Virginia
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A wage is a compensation which workers receive in exchange for their labor.
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Noun
1. a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"
(synonym) reward, payoff
(hypernym) consequence, aftermath

Noun
1. something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
(synonym) pay, earnings, remuneration, salary
(hypernym) regular payment
(hyponym) combat pay
(part-holonym) payroll, paysheet
Verb
1. as of wars, battles, or campaigns; "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"
(synonym) engage
(hypernym) fight, struggle
(hyponym) put up, provide, offer

(n.)
A compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; recompense; hire. See Wage, n., 2.
  

WAGE -. To give a pledge or security for the performance of anything; as to wage or gage deliverance; to wage law, etc. This word is but little used.

WAGES - A compensation given to a hired person for his or her services.
   

This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.