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Wage , a compensation workers receive in exchange for their labor
*WAGE (AM) , a radio station located in Leesburg, Virginia, United States
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Wage [1] — Wage, Gerät zur Gewichtsbestimmung, die auf einer Vergleichung von Gewichten beruht (s. Gewicht, Gewichte, Gewichtsstücke). Man benutzt hierzu Hebelanordnungen (Hebelwagen) oder Federn (Federwagen). – Außerdem werden Wagen zum Messen von… … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
wage — [weɪdʒ] noun [countable] also wages HUMAN RESOURCES money that someone earns according to the number of hours, days, or weeks that they work, especially money that is paid each week: • The average hourly wage in the industry is $8. • Workers were … Financial and business terms
Wage — Wage, n. [OF. wage, gage, guarantee, engagement. See {Wage}, v. t. ] [1913 Webster] 1. That which is staked or ventured; that for which one incurs risk or danger; prize; gage. [Obs.] That warlike wage. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. That for which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wage — n 1: a payment usu. of money for labor or services usu. according to a contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis often used in pl. 2 pl: the share of the national product attributable to labor as a factor in production Merriam… … Law dictionary
wage — wage, wages Wages is normally used in the plural (Their wages are still too low); an older singular construction survives only in the biblical line For the wages of sinne is death (Romans 6:23). But wage is also used (What sort of wage are you… … Modern English usage
wage — wage; wage·less; wage·less·ness; … English syllables
wage — [wāj] vt. waged, waging [ME wagen < NormFr wagier (OFr gagier) < wage (OFr gage), a stake, pledge < Frank * wadi, akin to Goth wadi, a pledge: for IE base see WED] 1. to engage in or carry on (a war, struggle, campaign, etc.) 2. [Dial.,… … English World dictionary
Wage — Wage, v. i. To bind one s self; to engage. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wage [2] — Wage. C. Schenck in Darmstadt hat die Zahl der Schwingungen untersucht, die der Wagebalken ausführt, bevor er zur Ruhe kommt. Diese Zahl hängt von dem Trägheitsradius, dieser wieder von der Gestalt des Wagebalkens ab. Schenck findet, daß bei… … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
