wages

wag-es · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Regular payments for work, especially manual or unskilled labor, typically paid weekly.

  2. 2.

    The economic result or consequence of something.

Related words

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

Etymology

Plural form of wage, from Anglo-Norman French wage meaning "pledge, security." See wage for full etymology.