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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of wage. It may take a singular verb. E.g. 'the wages of sin is death' (Romans 6:23 KJV) form-of, plural
2. 2
   one's total income for a time period plural, plural-only

   "weekly wages"

3. 3
   a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of wage form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

All synonyms

base paycompensationearningsgross incomehireincome

Example

More examples

"I've used up my wages, but I have my bank account to fall back on."

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