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wages

/ˈweɪd͡ʒɪz/noun2 syllables

Wages means: a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing.

Synonyms for wages2

noun, as in a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

reward, payoff

What does wages mean?1

noun

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a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing“the wages of sin is death”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Wages in a sentence

  • Workers can go on strike for higher wages, or for better working conditions.unknown
  • In most countries, teachers do not receive high wages.Source_VOA
  • Employees were always complaining about their wages, their working conditions, and so forth.Yougailes30
  • Compared with the rate of increase in prices, wages aren't going up much.DJ_Saidez
  • Why do prices go up, but not wages?sundown
  • When the company refused to increase their wages, they walked out.CK
  • According to statistics, men's wages are higher than women's.FeuDRenais2
  • The company went bust, owing millions of dollars in unpaid wages and unfilled orders.patgfisher

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