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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Wage \Wage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Waged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Waging.] [OE. wagen, OF. wagier, gagier, to pledge,
     promise, F. gager to wager, lay, bet, fr. LL. wadium a
     pledge; of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. wadi a pledge,
     gawadj[=o]n to pledge, akin to E. wed, G. wette a wager. See
     Wed, and cf. Gage.]
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     1. To pledge; to hazard on the event of a contest; to stake;
        to bet, to lay; to wager; as, to wage a dollar. --Hakluyt.
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              My life I never but as a pawn
              To wage against thy enemies.          --Shak.
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     2. To expose one's self to, as a risk; to incur, as a danger;
        to venture; to hazard. ``Too weak to wage an instant trial
        with the king.'' --Shak.
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              To wake and wage a danger profitless. --Shak.
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     3. To engage in, as a contest, as if by previous gage or
        pledge; to carry on, as a war.
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              [He pondered] which of all his sons was fit
              To reign and wage immortal war with wit. --Dryden.
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              The two are waging war, and the one triumphs by the
              destruction of the other.             --I. Taylor.
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     4. To adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; to hire out.
        [Obs.] ``Thou . . . must wage thy works for wealth.''
        --Spenser.
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     5. To put upon wages; to hire; to employ; to pay wages to.
        [Obs.]
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              Abundance of treasure which he had in store,
              wherewith he might wage soldiers.     --Holinshed.
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              I would have them waged for their labor. --Latimer.
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     6. (O. Eng. Law) To give security for the performance of.
        --Burrill.
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     To wage battle (O. Eng. Law), to give gage, or security,
        for joining in the duellum, or combat. See Wager of
        battel, under Wager, n. --Burrill.
  
     To wage one's law (Law), to give security to make one's
        law. See Wager of law, under Wager, n.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Wage \Wage\, n. [OF. wage, gage, guarantee, engagement. See
     Wage, v. t. ]
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     1. That which is staked or ventured; that for which one
        incurs risk or danger; prize; gage. [Obs.] ``That warlike
        wage.'' --Spenser.
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     2. That for which one labors; meed; reward; stipulated
        payment for service performed; hire; pay; compensation; --
        at present generally used in the plural. See Wages. ``My
        day's wage.'' --Sir W. Scott. ``At least I earned my
        wage.'' --Thackeray. ``Pay them a wage in advance.'' --J.
        Morley. ``The wages of virtue.'' --Tennyson.
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              By Tom Thumb, a fairy page,
              He sent it, and doth him engage,
              By promise of a mighty wage,
              It secretly to carry.                 --Drayton.
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              Our praises are our wages.            --Shak.
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              Existing legislation on the subject of wages.
                                                    --Encyc. Brit.
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     Note: Wage is used adjectively and as the first part of
           compounds which are usually self-explaining; as, wage
           worker, or wage-worker; wage-earner, etc.
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     Board wages. See under 1st Board.
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     Syn: Hire; reward; stipend; salary; allowance; pay;
          compensation; remuneration; fruit.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Wage \Wage\, v. i.
     To bind one's self; to engage. [Obs.]
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Wage \Wage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Waged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Waging.] [OE. wagen, OF. wagier, gagier, to pledge,
     promise, F. gager to wager, lay, bet, fr. LL. wadium a
     pledge; of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. wadi a pledge,
     gawadj[=o]n to pledge, akin to E. wed, G. wette a wager. See
     Wed, and cf. Gage.]
     1. To pledge; to hazard on the event of a contest; to stake;
        to bet, to lay; to wager; as, to wage a dollar. --Hakluyt.
  
              My life I never but as a pawn To wage against thy
              enemies.                              --Shak.
  
     2. To expose one's self to, as a risk; to incur, as a danger;
        to venture; to hazard. ``Too weak to wage an instant trial
        with the king.'' --Shak.
  
              To wake and wage a danger profitless. --Shak.
  
     3. To engage in, as a contest, as if by previous gage or
        pledge; to carry on, as a war.
  
              [He pondered] which of all his sons was fit To reign
              and wage immortal war with wit.       --Dryden.
  
              The two are waging war, and the one triumphs by the
              destruction of the other.             --I. Taylor.
  
     4. To adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; to hire out.
        [Obs.] ``Thou . . . must wage thy works for wealth.''
        --Spenser.
  
     5. To put upon wages; to hire; to employ; to pay wages to.
        [Obs.]
  
              Abundance of treasure which he had in store,
              wherewith he might wage soldiers.     --Holinshed.
  
              I would have them waged for their labor. --Latimer.
  
     6. (O. Eng. Law) To give security for the performance of.
        --Burrill.
  
     To wage battle (O. Eng. Law), to give gage, or security,
        for joining in the duellum, or combat. See Wager of
        battel, under Wager, n. --Burrill.
  
     To wage one's law (Law), to give security to make one's
        law. See Wager of law, under Wager, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Wage \Wage\, v. i.
     To bind one's self; to engage. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Wage \Wage\, n. [OF. wage, gage, guarantee, engagement. See
     Wage, v. t. ]
     1. That which is staked or ventured; that for which one
        incurs risk or danger; prize; gage. [Obs.] ``That warlike
        wage.'' --Spenser.
  
     2. That for which one labors; meed; reward; stipulated
        payment for service performed; hire; pay; compensation; --
        at present generally used in the plural. See Wages. ``My
        day's wage.'' --Sir W. Scott. ``At least I earned my
        wage.'' --Thackeray. ``Pay them a wage in advance.'' --J.
        Morley. ``The wages of virtue.'' --Tennyson.
  
              By Tom Thumb, a fairy page, He sent it, and doth him
              engage, By promise of a mighty wage, It secretly to
              carry.                                --Drayton.
  
              Our praises are our wages.            --Shak.
  
              Existing legislation on the subject of wages.
                                                    --Encyc. Brit.
  
     Note: Wage is used adjectively and as the first part of
           compounds which are usually self-explaining; as, wage
           worker, or wage-worker; wage-earner, etc.
  
     Board wages. See under 1st Board.
  
     Syn: Hire; reward; stipend; salary; allowance; pay;
          compensation; remuneration; fruit.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  wage
       n : something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he
           wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all
           their earnings" [syn: pay, earnings, remuneration,
           salary]
       v : as of wars, battles, or campaigns; "Napoleon and Hitler
           waged war against all of Europe" [syn: engage]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wage
     Αγγλικά n.
     διεξάγω κάτι
     Αγγλικά vb.
     διεξάγω κάτι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wage
     German vb.
     (verb form of de wagen  1 s pres ; 1//3 s sub I ; s imp)
     Middle Dutch n.
     1 weight
     2 a certain weight, of which the exact value varied
     3 weighing scale
     4 weighhouse
     n.
     (lb en often in plural) An amount of money paid to a worker for a
  specify quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and
  expressed in an amount of money per hour.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive obsolete) To wager, bet.
     2 (lb en transitive obsolete) To expose oneself to, as a risk; to
  incur, as a danger; to venture; to hazard.
     3 (lb en transitive obsolete) To employ for wages; to hire.
     4 (lb en transitive) To conduct or carry out (a war or other
  contest).
     Proto-Norse roman.
     (romanization of gmq-pro ᚹᚨᚷᛖ)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Wage
     German n.
     f (obsolete spelling of de Waage)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  wage
     n.
     (lb en often in plural) An amount of money paid to a worker for a
  specify quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and
  expressed in an amount of money per hour.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive obsolete) To wager, bet.
     2 (lb en transitive obsolete) To expose oneself to, as a risk; to
  incur, as a danger; to venture; to hazard.
     3 (lb en transitive obsolete) To employ for wages; to hire.
     4 (lb en transitive) To conduct or carry out (a war or other
  contest).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  wage
     German vb.
     (verb form of de wagen  1 s pres ; 1//3 s sub I ; s imp)
     Middle Dutch n.
     1 weight
     2 a certain weight, of which the exact value varied
     3 weighing scale
     4 weighhouse
     n.
     (lb en often in plural) An amount of money paid to a worker for a
  specify quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and
  expressed in an amount of money per hour.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive obsolete) To wager, bet.
     2 (lb en transitive obsolete) To expose oneself to, as a risk; to
  incur, as a danger; to venture; to hazard.
     3 (lb en transitive obsolete) To employ for wages; to hire.
     4 (lb en transitive) To conduct or carry out (a war or other
  contest).
     Proto-Norse roman.
     (romanization of gmq-pro ᚹᚨᚷᛖ)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Wage
     German n.
     f (obsolete spelling of de Waage)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  wage
     German vb.
     (verb form of de wagen  1 s pres ; 1//3 s sub I ; s imp)
     Middle Dutch n.
     1 weight
     2 a certain weight, of which the exact value varied
     3 weighing scale
     4 weighhouse
     n.
     (lb en often in plural) An amount of money paid to a worker for a
  specify quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and
  expressed in an amount of money per hour.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive obsolete) To wager, bet.
     2 (lb en transitive obsolete) To expose oneself to, as a risk; to
  incur, as a danger; to venture; to hazard.
     3 (lb en transitive obsolete) To employ for wages; to hire.
     4 (lb en transitive) To conduct or carry out (a war or other
  contest).
     Proto-Norse roman.
     (romanization of gmq-pro ᚹᚨᚷᛖ)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Wage
     German n.
     f (obsolete spelling of de Waage)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wage
     Saksa vb.
     (de-v-taivm wag e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wage
     Medelhögtyska n.
     våg (mätinstrument)
     Tyska vb.
     (böjning de verb wagen)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  wage /wˈeɪdʒ/
  salaris

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  wage /wˈeɪdʒ/
  bekryg, beoorlog, beoorloog

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  wage /wˈeɪdʒ/
  oorlog voer

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  wage /wˈeɪdʒ/
  bekryg, beoorlog, beoorloog

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Wage /wˈeɪdʒ/
  الأجر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  wage //weɪd͡ʒ// 
  запла́та, надница
  money paid to a worker

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  wage //weɪd͡ʒ// 
  заемам се, наемам се
  to conduct or carry out