something that remunerates
"wages were paid by check"
"he wasted his pay on drink"
"they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.
"The company agreed to raise the wage for every employee who completes their shift before noon."
In plain English: A wage is the regular pay you get for working at a job, usually paid every week or month.
"She receives her weekly wage on Friday morning."
Usage: Use the noun wages when referring to payment received by employees or workers. This term specifically denotes compensation based on time worked rather than goods produced.
To wager, bet.
"After watching that high-stakes poker game all night, he decided to wage a small fortune on the next hand turning in his favor."
In plain English: To wage means to start and fight a war or a serious argument.
"The teacher decided to wage a campaign to get more funding for the school."
The word wage comes from the Frankish language, where it originally meant a "pledge." It entered English through Old Northern French and Anglo-Norman before evolving to mean regular payment for work.