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wages

The correct spelling is wages.

How to pronounce wages

/ˈweɪd͡ʒɪz/
noun

IPA: /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. 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. 1.To wager, bet.
  2. 2.To expose oneself to, as a risk; to incur, as a danger; to venture; to hazard.
  3. 3.To employ for wages; to hire.
  4. 4.To conduct or carry out (a war or other contest).
  5. 5.To adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; to hire out.

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