Definition of wage Wage

/wejˈʤ/ - [weyj] - wage

We found 17 definitions of wage from 6 different sources.

What does wage mean?

Noun Plural: wages
wage - something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
		pay, earnings, remuneration, salary
		regular payment a payment made at regular times
		paysheet, payroll the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee
		combat pay extra pay for soldiers engaged in active combat
		double time a doubled wage (for working overtime)
		found food and lodging provided in addition to money; "they worked for $30 and found"
		half-pay reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time
		living wage a wage sufficient for a worker and family to subsist comfortably
		merit pay extra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit (especially to school teachers)
		minimum wage the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law
		pay envelope, pay packet wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner
		sick pay wages paid to an employee who is on sick leave
		strike pay money paid to strikers from union funds

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wage (Noun)
An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually expressed on an hourly basis.
wage (Verb)
To wager, bet.
wage (Verb)
To employ for wages; to hire.
wage (Verb)
To conduct or carry out a war or other contest.

wage (v. t.)
To pledge; to hazard on the event of a contest; to stake; to bet, to lay; to wager; as, to wage a dollar.
wage (v. t.)
To expose one's self to, as a risk; to incur, as a danger; to venture; to hazard.
wage (v. t.)
To engage in, as a contest, as if by previous gage or pledge; to carry on, as a war.
wage (v. t.)
To adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; to hire out.
wage (v. t.)
To put upon wages; to hire; to employ; to pay wages to.
wage (v. t.)
To give security for the performance of.
wage (v. i.)
To bind one's self; to engage.
wage (v. t.)
That which is staked or ventured; that for which one incurs risk or danger; prize; gage.
wage (v. t.)
That for which one labors; meed; reward; stipulated payment for service performed; hire; pay; compensation; -- at present generally used in the plural. See Wages.

wage
An amount of money paid to a worker that depends on the number of hours of work.

A wage (or more commonly wages) signifies a quantity of money paid for a quantity of work done.

The other word used is salary (which is usually a fixed amount paid, independent of how much work is done).

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wage in sign language