wage — a fixed regular payment earned for work or services
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a fixed regular payment earned for work or services
Pronunciation (IPA): /weɪdʒ/
Korean meaning: 급료, 임금
Korean pronunciation: 웨이지
Example Sentences
- His wage barely covers his monthly coffee addiction.
- She decided to wage a battle against her messy room.
- The company offers competitive wages and benefits.
wage
NOUN//weɪdʒ//
a fixed regular payment earned for work or services
💡 Concept
Money paid for work or labor.
🎵 Rhyme
Break free from the cage, earn your wage on stage!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/weɪdʒ/
🇬🇧 UK/weɪdʒ/
🌳Etymology
Rootwage
Origin
옛날 프랑스에서 일꾼들에게 주던 '보증금'이나 '담보'라는 뜻의 'wage'에서 유래되었습니다. 일을 하면 반드시 돈을 주겠다는 약속의 의미가 담겨 있죠!
🎵Rhyme
cagepagestageage
cage
page
stage
age
🔗Collocations
minimum wage
wage war
hourly wage
wage increase
wage gap
wage earner
wage campaign
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“His wage barely covers his monthly coffee addiction.”
😄 Fun example
“She decided to wage a battle against her messy room.”
“The company offers competitive wages and benefits.”
“Workers are demanding higher wages due to inflation.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
salarypayincomeearningscompensation
Antonyms
debtexpense
Related
employmentworkerpaymentlaborjob
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