wage

wage · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A fixed regular payment for work, typically paid on a daily or weekly basis.

  2. 2.

    (Usually plural) The part of production costs paid to employees.

  3. 3.

    To carry on or engage in (a war, campaign, or battle).

Forms

plural: wages

Related words

See also: income, pay, salary, wages
Synonyms: earnings, income, pay, salary

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman French wage, from Old North French wage (Old French gage), meaning "pledge, security," from Frankish waddi. The sense of "payment for labor" developed from the idea of money pledged for work done.