Definition of wage

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Wage (v. t.) That which is staked or ventured; that for which one incurs risk or danger; prize; gage.

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Set :: Set (n.) That which is staked; a wager; a venture; a stake; hence, a game at venture..
Revie :: Revie (v. t.) To meet a wager on, as on the taking of a trick, with a higher wager..
Waged :: Waged (imp. & p. p.) of Wag.
Stake :: Stake (v. t.) To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge..
Wagering :: Wagering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wage.
Wage :: Wage (v. t.) To adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; to hire out..
Earning :: Earning (n.) That which is earned; wages gained by work or services; money earned; -- used commonly in the plural.
Lean :: Lean (v. i.) Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; -- opposed to fat; as, lean copy, matter, or type..
Trackage :: Trackage (n.) The act of tracking, or towing, as a boat; towage..
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..
Portage :: Portage (n.) A sailor's wages when in port.
Bondman :: Bondman (n.) A man slave, or one bound to service without wages..
Low :: Low (superl.) Beneath the usual or remunerative rate or amount, or the ordinary value; moderate; cheap; as, the low price of corn; low wages..
Trustee :: Trustee (v. t.) To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor..
Wage :: Wage (v. t.) To engage in, as a contest, as if by previous gage or pledge; to carry on, as a war..
Dowagerism :: Dowagerism (n.) The rank or condition of a dowager; formality, as that of a dowager. Also used figuratively..
Gaming :: Gaming (n.) The act or practice of playing games for stakes or wagers; gambling.
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..
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..
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