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单词 waged
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
wage /weɪdʒ/USA pronunciation   n., v., waged, wag•ing. 
n. 
  1. BusinessOften, wages. [plural] money paid or received for work or services: [countable]My wages are too low.[uncountable]a decent wage.
  2. wages, [uncountable* used with a singular verb] return;
    the consequences or result of some action:The wages of sin is death.

v. [+ object]
  1. to begin or carry on:to wage war.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
wage (wāj),USA pronunciation  n., v., waged, wag•ing. 

    n. 
    1. BusinessOften, wages. money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week. Cf. living wage, minimum wage. 
    2. BusinessUsually, wages. [Econ.]the share of the products of industry received by labor for its work (as distinct from the share going to capital).
    3. Usually, wages. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) recompense or return:The wages of sin is death.
    4. [Obs.]a pledge or security.

    v.t. 
    1. to carry on (a battle, war, conflict, argument, etc.):to wage war against a nation.
    2. British Terms[Chiefly Brit. Dial.]to hire.
    3. [Obs.]
      • to stake or wager.
      • to pledge.

    v.i. 
    1. [Obs.]to contend;
      struggle.
    • Vulgar Latin *wadiāre, derivative of *wadium
    • Anglo-French wagier; Old French guagier
    • Gmc (see wed); (verb, verbal) Middle English wagen to pledge
    • Vulgar Latin *wadium
    • Anglo-French; Old French guage gage1
    • (noun, nominal) Middle English: pledge, security 1275–1325
    wageless, adj. 
    wageless•ness, n. 
      • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged earnings, emolument, compensation, remuneration. See pay 1.
      • 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged undertake, prosecute.

    Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
    wage /weɪdʒ/ n
    1. (often plural) payment in return for work or services, esp that made to workmen on a daily, hourly, weekly, or piece-work basis
      Compare salary
    2. (plural) the portion of the national income accruing to labour as earned income, as contrasted with the unearned income accruing to capital in the form of rent, interest, and dividends
    3. (often plural) recompense, return, or yield
    vb (transitive)
    1. to engage in
    Etymology: 14th Century: from Old Northern French wagier to pledge, from wage, of Germanic origin; compare Old English weddian to pledge, wed

    ˈwageless adj
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