| 单词 | wage |
| 释义 | wage n. & v. --n 1. (in sing. or pl.) a fixed regular payment, usu. daily or weekly, made by an employer to an employee, esp. to a manual or unskilled worker (cf. SALARY). 2. (in sing. or pl.) requital (the wages of sin is death). 3. (in pl.) Econ. the part of total production that rewards labour rather than remunerating capital. --vtr. carry on (a war, conflict, or contest). Phrases and idioms living wage a wage that affords the means of normal subsistence. wage-claim = pay-claim (see PAY(1)). wage-earner a person who works for wages. wages council a board of workers' and employers' representatives determining wages where there is no collective bargaining. wage slave a person dependent on income from labour in conditions like slavery. Etymology: ME f. AF & ONF wage, OF g(u)age, f. Gmc, rel. to GAGE(1), WED |
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