Definition of wage

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Wage (v. t.) That which is staked or ventured; that for which one incurs risk or danger; prize; gage.

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Pygmy :: Pygmy (n.) One of a fabulous race of dwarfs who waged war with the cranes, and were destroyed..
Trackage :: Trackage (n.) The act of tracking, or towing, as a boat; towage..
Swaggered :: Swage (v. t.) To shape by means of a swage; to fashion, as a piece of iron, by forcing it into a groove or mold having the required shape..
Industrial :: Industrial (a.) Consisting in industry; pertaining to industry, or the arts and products of industry; concerning those employed in labor, especially in manual labor, and their wages, duties, and rights..
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..
Wages :: Wages (n.) A compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; recompense; hire. See Wage, n., 2..
Fight :: Fight (v. t.) To carry on, or wage, as a conflict, or battle; to win or gain by struggle, as one's way; to sustain by fighting, as a cause..
Swage :: Swage (v. t. & i.) See Assuage.
Wage :: Wage (v. i.) To bind one's self; to engage.
Truck :: Truck (n.) The practice of paying wages in goods instead of money; -- called also truck system.
Wagering :: Wagering (a.) Hazarding; pertaining to the act of one who wagers.
Waged :: Waged (imp. & p. p.) of Wag.
Entertainment :: Entertainment (n.) Payment of soldiers or servants; wages.
Plumbing :: Plumbing (n.) The art of casting and working in lead, and applying it to building purposes; especially, the business of furnishing, fitting, and repairing pipes for conducting water, sewage, etc..
Pawn :: Pawn (n.) A stake hazarded in a wager.
Turn-out :: Turn-out (n.) The act of coming forth; a leaving of houses, shops, etc.; esp., a quitting of employment for the purpose of forcing increase of wages; a strike; -- opposed to lockout..
Stowage :: Stowage (n.) Things stowed or packed.
Dowager :: Dowager (n.) A title given in England to a widow, to distinguish her from the wife of her husband's heir bearing the same name; -- chiefly applied to widows of personages of rank..
Dock :: Dock (v. t.) To cut off a part from; to shorten; to deduct from; to subject to a deduction; as, to dock one's wages..
Deserve :: Deserve (v. t.) To earn by service; to be worthy of (something due, either good or evil); to merit; to be entitled to; as, the laborer deserves his wages; a work of value deserves praise..
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