(often in plural) An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.

(transitive, obsolete) To wager, bet. / (transitive, obsolete) To expose oneself to, as a risk; to incur, as a danger; to venture; to hazard. / (transitive, obsolete) To employ for wages; to hire.

plural of wage. It may take a singular verb. E.g. 'the wages of sin is death' (Romans 6:23 KJV)

one's total income for a time period

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wage

simple past tense and past participle of wage

present participle of wage

someone who works for wages, especially if that wage supports a household

someone who works for wages and has little to no professional autonomy / (informal) someone who does very unpleasant or drudging work for a wage

plural of minimum wage