plural of wage. It may take a singular verb. E.g. 'the wages of sin is death' (Romans 6:23 KJV)
"After receiving his weekly wages, he was finally able to pay off his rent and buy groceries for the month."
one's total income for a time period
In plain English: Wages are the money you get paid for working at a job, usually given out every week instead of once a year.
"The factory workers received their weekly wages on Friday morning."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wage
"He wages war on corruption in his new role as mayor."
In plain English: To wage means to start and continue fighting an argument, war, or competition with great effort.
"The company will not pay wages to anyone who works on weekends without approval."