Definition & Meaning of "wage"in English

Wage

money that a person earns, daily or weekly, in exchange for their work

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

Simple

Countable

Plural form

wages

Examples

The company increased the minimum wage for its employees to attract and retain talent.

to wage

to participate in and carry out a specific action, such as a war or campaign

Transitive: to wage a reaction or campaign

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

Action verb

Regular

Present tense

wage

3rd person singular

wages

Present participle

waging

Past simple

waged

Past participle

waged

Examples

The environmental activists are waging a campaign to raise awareness about the importance of conservation.

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