"wage" meaning in English

See wage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /weɪʤ/ Audio: en-us-wage.ogg [US] Forms: wage [singular], wages [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Wages is the money a person is paid for doing their job. Synonyms: pay, income, salary
    Sense id: simple-wage-en-noun-mDXRYxCP

Verb

IPA: /weɪʤ/ Audio: en-us-wage.ogg [US] Forms: wage [canonical], wages [third-person, singular], waged [past], waged [past, participle], waging [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|wag|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you wage a battle, war, or campaign for or against something, you fight or work hard for or against it. Synonyms: fight, prosecute
    Sense id: simple-wage-en-verb-ZNz30Ugd
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