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The correct spelling is wages.
How to pronounce wages
/ˈweɪd͡ʒɪz/
nounIPA: /ˈweɪd͡ʒɪz/
Say it like: Waj-es
The correct spelling is wages. (often in plural) 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. For example: "Before her promotion, her wages were 20% less."
Usage Examples
“Before her promotion, her wages were 20% less.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(often in plural) 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.
verb
- 1.To wager, bet.
- 2.To expose oneself to, as a risk; to incur, as a danger; to venture; to hazard.
- 3.To employ for wages; to hire.
- 4.To conduct or carry out (a war or other contest).
- 5.To adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; to hire out.
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