Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #498 of 1319

wage (n.)

money paid for work, often hourly

Examples

  • The minimum wage.

Key rules

  • A wage is money paid for work, often hourly or weekly
  • A minimum wage, earn a wage
  • Wage is usually plural in the form of wages
💡 Tip: Pay and income // Labour laws // Working life
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