wage Definition

wage
verb

waged, waging
1. To engage in or fight (a war or battle).

Thesaurus: engage in, carry on, conduct, undertake, practise, pursue.

noun

1. A regular, especially daily or weekly rather than monthly, payment from an employer to an employee, especially an unskilled or semi-skilled one. Compare salary.

Thesaurus: earnings, salary, allowance, fee, payment, compensation, recompense, stipend.
Form: wages (often)
2. literary
Reward, recompense or repayment.
Example: The wages of sin is death
Form: wages

Etymology: 14c: from French wagier to pledge.