Definition of wage

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Wage (v. t.) To engage in, as a contest, as if by previous gage or pledge; to carry on, as a war..

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Truck :: Truck (n.) The practice of paying wages in goods instead of money; -- called also truck system.
War :: War (v. t.) To carry on, as a contest; to wage..
Swaggered :: Swage (v. t.) To shape by means of a swage; to fashion, as a piece of iron, by forcing it into a groove or mold having the required shape..
Rat :: Rat (n.) One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the trades, one who works for lower wages than those prescribed by a trades union..
Bet :: Bet (n.) That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge; a wager..
Bond Service :: Bond service () The condition of a bond servant; service without wages; slavery.
Stowage :: Stowage (n.) The state of being stowed, or put away..
Split :: Split (n.) the division by a player of one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value; the player is usually obliged to increase the amount wagered by placing a sum equal to the original bet on the new hand thus created..
Cowage :: Cowage (n.) See Cowhage.
Wages :: Wages (n.) A compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; recompense; hire. See Wage, n., 2..
Rat :: Rat (v. i.) In English politics, to desert one's party from interested motives; to forsake one's associates for one's own advantage; in the trades, to work for less wages, or on other conditions, than those established by a trades union..
Lay :: Lay (v. t.) A wager.
Flowage :: Flowage (n.) An overflowing with water; also, the water which thus overflows..
Wagering :: Wagering (a.) Hazarding; pertaining to the act of one who wagers.
Wage :: Wage (v. t.) To pledge; to hazard on the event of a contest; to stake; to bet, to lay; to wager; as, to wage a dollar..
Stipendiarian :: Stipend (v. t.) To pay by settled wages.
Stowage :: Stowage (n.) Room in which things may be stowed.
Wagered :: Wagered (imp. & p. p.) of Wage.
Fat :: Fat (superl.) Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; -- said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.; as, a fat take; a fat page..
Bet :: Bet (v. t.) To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager.
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