Definition of wage

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of wage is as below...

Wage (v. t.) To pledge; to hazard on the event of a contest; to stake; to bet, to lay; to wager; as, to wage a dollar..

Lern More About Wage

Go :: Go (v. t.) To bet or wager; as, I'll go you a shilling..
Sullage :: Sullage (n.) Drainage of filth; filth collected from the street or highway; sewage.
Swage :: Swage (v. t. & i.) See Assuage.
Stowage :: Stowage (n.) Things stowed or packed.
Better :: Better (n.) One who bets or lays a wager.
Thimblerig :: Thimblerig (v. t.) To swindle by means of small cups or thimbles, and a pea or small ball placed under one of them and quickly shifted to another, the victim laying a wager that he knows under which cup it is; hence, to cheat by any trick..
Gaming :: Gaming (n.) The act or practice of playing games for stakes or wagers; gambling.
Lean :: Lean (v. i.) Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages..
Clevis :: Clevis (n.) A piece of metal bent in the form of an oxbow, with the two ends perforated to receive a pin, used on the end of the tongue of a plow, wagen, etc., to attach it to a draft chain, whiffletree, etc.; -- called also clavel, clevy..
Roulette :: Roulette (n.) A game of chance, in which a small ball is made to move round rapidly on a circle divided off into numbered red and black spaces, the one on which it stops indicating the result of a variety of wagers permitted by the game..
Wager :: Wager (v. i.) To make a bet; to lay a wager.
Waged :: Waged (imp. & p. p.) of Wag.
Corollary :: Corollary (n.) That which is given beyond what is actually due, as a garland of flowers in addition to wages; surplus; something added or superfluous..
Scab :: Scab (n.) A nickname for a workman who engages for lower wages than are fixed by the trades unions; also, for one who takes the place of a workman on a strike..
Wage :: Wage (v. t.) To give security for the performance of.
Stake :: Stake (v. t.) To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge..
Dowagerism :: Dowagerism (n.) The rank or condition of a dowager; formality, as that of a dowager. Also used figuratively..
Entertainment :: Entertainment (n.) Payment of soldiers or servants; wages.
Wage :: Wage (v. t.) To engage in, as a contest, as if by previous gage or pledge; to carry on, as a war..
Boss :: Boss (n.) A swage or die used for shaping metals.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us