Definition of wage

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Wage (v. t.) To expose one's self to, as a risk; to incur, as a danger; to venture; to hazard..

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Flowage :: Flowage (n.) An overflowing with water; also, the water which thus overflows..
Perquisite :: Perquisite (n.) Something gained from a place or employment over and above the ordinary salary or fixed wages for services rendered; especially, a fee allowed by law to an officer for a specific service..
Expect :: Expect (v. t.) To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; -- often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that); as, I expect to receive wages; I expect that the troops will be defeated..
Swage :: Swage (v. t. & i.) See Assuage.
Wagering :: Wagering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wage.
Entertainment :: Entertainment (n.) Payment of soldiers or servants; wages.
Lay :: Lay (v. t.) A wager.
Lockout :: Lockout (n.) The closing of a factory or workshop by an employer, usually in order to bring the workmen to satisfactory terms by a suspension of wages..
Stowage :: Stowage (n.) The act or method of stowing; as, the stowage of provisions in a vessel..
Wage :: Wage (v. t.) To engage in, as a contest, as if by previous gage or pledge; to carry on, as a war..
Rummage :: Rummage (v. t.) To make room in, as a ship, for the cargo; to move about, as packages, ballast, so as to permit close stowage; to stow closely; to pack; -- formerly written roomage, and romage..
Bondmaid :: Bondmaid (n.) A female slave, or one bound to service without wages, as distinguished from a hired servant..
Paymaster :: Paymaster (n.) One who pays; one who compensates, rewards, or requites; specifically, an officer or agent of a government, a corporation, or an employer, whose duty it is to pay salaries, wages, etc., and keep account of the same..
Corollary :: Corollary (n.) That which is given beyond what is actually due, as a garland of flowers in addition to wages; surplus; something added or superfluous..
Plumbing :: Plumbing (n.) The lead or iron pipes, and other apparatus, used in conveying water, sewage, etc., in a building..
Strike :: Strike (v. i.) To quit work in order to compel an increase, or prevent a reduction, of wages..
Sullage :: Sullage (n.) Drainage of filth; filth collected from the street or highway; sewage.
Wage :: Wage (v. t.) That for which one labors; meed; reward; stipulated payment for service performed; hire; pay; compensation; -- at present generally used in the plural. See Wages.
Hireling :: Hireling (n.) One who is hired, or who serves for wages; esp., one whose motive and interest in serving another are wholly gainful; a mercenary..
Wagering :: Wagering (a.) Hazarding; pertaining to the act of one who wagers.
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