Meaning Of The Word Wage

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wage
countable noun: Someone's wages are the amount of money that is regularly paid to them for the work that they do.
verb: If a person, group, or country wages a campaign or a war, they start it and continue it over a period of time.

wage in American English
money paid to an employee for work done, and usually figured on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
to engage in or carry on (a war, struggle, campaign, etc.)
intransitive verb: to contend; struggle
noun: money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week
transitive verb: to carry on (a battle, war, conflict, argument, etc.)

wage in British English
noun: payment in return for work or services, esp that made to workmen on a daily, hourly, weekly, or piece-work basis

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