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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026 wage /weɪdʒ/USA pronunciation
n., v., waged, wag•ing. n.
Business Often, wages. [ plural] [ countable ] [ uncountable ] wages , [ uncountable * used with a singular verb] The wages of sin is death. v. [ ~ + object] to begin or carry on:to wage war.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026 wage (wāj),USA pronunciation
n., v., waged, wag•ing.
n.
Business Often, wages. money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week. Cf. living wage, minimum wage. Business Usually, wages. [ Econ.] Usually, wages. (used with a sing. or pl. v. ) recompense or return:The wages of sin is death. [ Obs.] v.t.
to carry on (a battle, war, conflict, argument, etc.):to wage war against a nation. British Terms [ Chiefly Brit. Dial.] [ Obs.] to stake or wager. to pledge. v.i.
[ Obs.] Vulgar Latin *wadiāre, derivative of *wadium Anglo-French wagier ; Old French guagier Gmc (see wed ); (verb, verbal) Middle English wagen to pledge Vulgar Latin *wadium Anglo-French; Old French guage gage 1 (noun, nominal) Middle English: pledge, security 1275–1325 wage′ less , adj. wage′ less•ness , n. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged earnings, emolument, compensation, remuneration. See pay 1 . 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged undertake, prosecute.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wage / weɪdʒ / (often plural ) payment in return for work or services, esp that made to workmen on a daily, hourly, weekly, or piece-work basis Compare salary (plural ) the portion of the national income accruing to labour as earned income, as contrasted with the unearned income accruing to capital in the form of rent, interest, and dividends (often plural ) recompense, return, or yield an obsolete word for pledge transitive ) to engage in another word for hire 1 Etymology: 14th Century: from Old Northern French wagier to pledge, from wage, of Germanic origin; compare Old English weddian to pledge, wed ˈwageless