wageless

wage

W w

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [weyj]
- /weɪdʒ/
- /ˈweɪʤləs /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [weyj]
- /weɪdʒ/

Definitions of wageless word

noun wageless Often, wages. money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week. Compare living wage, minimum wage. 1
noun wageless Usually, wages. Economics. the share of the products of industry received by labor for its work (as distinct from the share going to capital). 1
noun wageless Usually, wages. (used with a singular or plural verb) recompense or return: The wages of sin is death. 1
noun wageless Obsolete. a pledge or security. 1
verb with object wageless to carry on (a battle, war, conflict, argument, etc.): to wage war against a nation. 1
verb with object wageless Chiefly British Dialect. to hire. 1

See all 9 definitions of wageless

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Origin of wageless

First appearance:

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; (noun) Middle English: pledge, security < Anglo-French; Old French guage gage1 < Vulgar Latin *wadium < Germanic (see wed); (v.) Middle English wagen to pledge < Anglo-French wagier; Old French guagier < Vulgar Latin *wadiāre, derivative of *wadium

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Parts of speech for Wageless

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wageless

wageless popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

wageless usage trend in Literature

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