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wages

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Singular
wage

Plural
wages

  1. (uncountable) (plural only) Your wages are the sums of money paid to you for your work.
    The wages and benefits at my new job are a big step up from being a student.
    As of the end of 2018, average wages in the U.K. remain well below their 2007 peak.
  2. The plural form of wage; more than one (kind of) wage.
  3. (uncountable) (plural only) The wages of sin, fear, war, guilt, etc. are the bad that happens as a result.
    The wages of sin is death.

Verb

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Plain form
wage

Third-person singular
wages

Past tense
waged

Past participle
waged

Present participle
waging

  1. The third-person singular form of wage.