| 单词 | wage |
| 释义 | wage (weɪdʒ ) Word forms: wages , waging , waged 1. countable noun B1 Someone's wages are the amount of money that is regularly paid to them for the work that they do. His wages have gone up. This may end efforts to set a minimum wage well above the poverty line. Synonyms: payment, pay, earnings, remuneration 2. verb usage note: When used as a noun, pay is a general word which you can use to refer to the money you get from your employer for doing your job. Manual workers are paid wages, or a wage. The plural is more common than the singular, especially when you are talking about the actual cash that someone receives. Every week he handed all his wages in cash to his wife. Wages are usually paid, and quoted, as a weekly sum. ...a starting wage of five dollars an hour. Professional people and office workers receive a salary, which is paid monthly. However, when talking about someone's salary, you usually give the annual figure. I'm paid a salary of £15,000 a year. Your income consists of all the money you receive from all sources, including your pay. If a person, group, or country wages a campaign or a war, they start it and continue it over a period of time. ...the three factions that had been waging a civil war. [VERB noun] They waged a price war. [VERB noun] Synonyms: engage in, conduct, pursue, carry on Quotations: For the labourer is worthy of his hire Bible: St. Luke Collocations: decent wage My husband works 40 hours a week and earns a decent wage. The Sun (2014) If firms can't afford to pay a decent wage, they should not be in business. The Sun (2013) Claims that decent wages will lead to spiralling inflation are wrong. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The unions will argue that workers are not getting a fair wage. The Sun (2011) I know it might sound strange but that was a fair wage when I was a kid. Christianity Today (2000) It should pay a fair wage and monitor the factory to provide decent working conditions. The Sun (2012) We think they should have higher wages. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Workers have a choice of jobs, unions can demand high wages and exert a confident sway over the actual process of work. Critical Social Research (1990) Britain's recovery will depend on productivity gains, which in turn will support higher wages and salaries. Times, Sunday Times (2011) My monthly wage was £600 so sometimes we struggled. The Sun (2009) Thousands of families were left skint yesterday when a building society computer meltdown stopped monthly wages from being paid. The Sun (2009) The family shells out 57% of their monthly wage on these bills thanks to huge tax and food costs. The Sun (2012) Fans also want action to control excessive player wages and high ticket prices. Times, Sunday Times (2010) But all the while players wages have kept rising. The Sun (2010) A salary cap would limit each club's total spending on player wages to a centrally agreed maximum sum. Times, Sunday Times (2010) As a result, public sector wages rose by 1.4% in the first quarter of the year. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Portugal has already cut public sector wages and raised taxes to reduce its budget deficit and deal with its economic crisis. Times, Sunday Times (2012) High public sector wages are often justified on that basis. Times, Sunday Times (2010) From the proceeds, staff wages need to be paid. Times, Sunday Times (2012) An increase in hospital staff wages is not an investment; the construction of the hospital was. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The telephone company has begun a trial with two companies to pay staff wages via text message. Times, Sunday Times (2007) My husband was made redundant in September with unpaid wages. The Sun (2011) But what about players in the local league who are owed millions in unpaid wages? The Sun (2013) By April workers building the plant were on hunger strike over unpaid wages. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The 2.2% rise in unit wage costs over the past year was the strongest for three years. Times, Sunday Times Sales increased 11 per cent to 4.2 billion roubles, while expenses rose, including a 9.5 per cent jump in wage costs to 1.2 billion roubles. Times, Sunday Times He warned that the situation could persist and that wage costs were unlikely to fall. ST Soaring wage costs are also less of an issue, given that more than three quarters of its stores have one shop assistant. Times,Sunday Times The weak pound, higher wage costs and rising fuel prices also put pressure on costs. Times, Sunday Times Pilots have agreed to take a voluntary wage cut. The Sun They are trying to publicly shame multi-millionaire footballers into accepting a wage cut to bail out hundreds of lower-paid workers. The Sun Relegation could mean a wage cut or even mean you had to go. The Sun He might have to take a wage cut in the summer - but tough. The Sun Spurs couldn't afford to have him permanently even if he took a 40% wage cut. Times, Sunday Times Successful strikes in the early 1970s resulted in wage improvements. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He promoted a state-wide system of public libraries and wage improvements for teachers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Job protection, family leave, and a standard 38-hour workweek had been extended to most workers, whose living standards were protected via superannuation, social wage improvements, and tax cuts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The 11 department heads have agreed a ten per cent wage reduction. The Sun In 1847 the union attempted to restrict output, to combat a 1s (5p) per day wage reduction proposed by the owners. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the strike, thousands of workers at over 130 plants protested a wage reduction of one cent per pound of shelled pecans. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition, the company renegotiated labor agreements; resized the workforce; rolled out a wage reduction across the woodlands operations; and renegotiated its power agreement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rather than stay silent and acquiesce in the wage cut, the council formally approved the wage reduction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 How do you wage war on an abstract noun? Times, Sunday Times (2018) The period under review witnessed an enormous increase in the scale of preparation, organization and administration needed to wage war. The Times Literary Supplement (2013) They prepared to wage war against the government and the urban civilisation of the coast. SPIX'S MACAW: THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD'S RAREST BIRD (2002) We should have a worldwide army and wage war on the people sending these folk to their deaths. The Sun (2015) One of the clear purposes of the new absolute monarchs was to wage war. World History: Patterns of Change and Continuity (1995) He added that there would be no further payments until the government fulfilled its promise to cover 80 per cent of the wages of workers affected. Times,Sunday Times So they thought that as the population changed so too would the wages of workers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With this change in demographics employers dropped pensions, insurance, and cut wages of workers in an effort to minimize overall costs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Throughout 1919 and into 1920 the wages of workers were paid largely in kind through the direct distribution of products. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That would clear around 1 million off the weekly wage bill and make room for new signings. The Sun (2017) There is interest from clubs looking for free agents but weekly wage demands of 20,000 may put off his admirers. The Sun (2016) The average national weekly wage is about $120. Times, Sunday Times (2007) She has rent arrears so asks me for 200 at a time and this leaves me very little left from my weekly wage. The Sun (2015) Or pay fees exponentially grander than the average working wage to snotty schools to produce the next hated generation. Times, Sunday Times Pensions experts say that if you want to enjoy a reasonable standard of living in your retirement, you need an income of around half your gross working wage. Times, Sunday Times The fine could be based on the total additional hours spent by motorists and bus passengers on their diversion route multiplied by the average hourly working wage. Times, Sunday Times Fitch's career spanned a brief two decades, but he earned upwards of $250,000 from his plays at a time when a dollar a day was the working wage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 工资, 发动运动或战争 Japanese: 賃金, 行なう |
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