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noun(wage)a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis —often used in plural
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noun(wage)the share of the national product attributable to labor as a factor in production
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noun(wage)recompense, reward —usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction
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verb(wage)to engage in or carry on
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verb(wage)to be in process of occurring
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plural noun(wage)wages measured in money as distinct from actual purchasing power
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plural noun(wage)wages insufficient to provide the ordinary necessities of life
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noun(wage)a subsistence wage
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noun(wage)a wage sufficient to provide the necessities and comforts essential to an acceptable standard of living
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noun(wage)living wage
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noun(wage)the lowest wage paid or permitted to be paid; specifically : a wage fixed by legal authority or by contract as the least that may be paid either to employed persons generally or to a particular category of employed persons
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adjective(wage)having or providing less than a specified minimum
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noun(wage)a wage that is reasonable for the type of work done