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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Pay :: Pay (n.) An equivalent or return for money due, goods purchased, or services performed; salary or wages for work or service; compensation; recompense; payment; hire; as, the pay of a clerk; the pay of a soldier..
Trackage :: Trackage (n.) The act of tracking, or towing, as a boat; towage..
War :: War (v. t.) To carry on, as a contest; to wage..
Earning :: Earning (n.) That which is earned; wages gained by work or services; money earned; -- used commonly in the plural.
Plumbing :: Plumbing (n.) The lead or iron pipes, and other apparatus, used in conveying water, sewage, etc., in a building..
Depone :: Depone (v. t.) To lay, as a stake; to wager..
Portage :: Portage (n.) The amount of a sailor's wages for a voyage.
Agricultural :: Agricultural (a.) Of or pertaining to agriculture; connected with, or engaged in, tillage; as, the agricultural class; agricultural implements, wages, etc..
Wagerer :: Wagerer (n.) One who wagers, or lays a bet..
Better :: Better (n.) One who bets or lays a wager.
Wage :: Wage (v. t.) That which is staked or ventured; that for which one incurs risk or danger; prize; gage.
Wager :: Wager (v. t.) A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event..
Battel :: Battel (n.) A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager..
Turn-out :: Turn-out (n.) The act of coming forth; a leaving of houses, shops, etc.; esp., a quitting of employment for the purpose of forcing increase of wages; a strike; -- opposed to lockout..
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..
Earn :: Earn (v. t.) To acquire by labor, service, or performance; to deserve and receive as compensation or wages; as, to earn a good living; to earn honors or laurels..
Wagenboom :: Wagenboom (n.) A south African proteaceous tree (Protea grandiflora); also, its tough wood, used for making wagon wheels..
Burr :: Burr (n.) A thin flat piece of metal, formed from a sheet by punching; a small washer put on the end of a rivet before it is swaged down..
Towage :: Towage (v.) The act of towing.
Fight :: Fight (v. t.) To carry on, or wage, as a conflict, or battle; to win or gain by struggle, as one's way; to sustain by fighting, as a cause..
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