wage

Definitions


[weɪdʒ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a fixed regular payment earned for work or services, typically paid on a daily or weekly basis
(e.g: we were struggling to get better wages)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French, of Germanic origin; related to gage and wed


[weɪdʒ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- carry on (a war or campaign)
(e.g: it is necessary to destroy their capacity to wage war)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French, of Germanic origin; related to gage and wed




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