HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › wages
Back to search

wages

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈweɪd͡ʒɪz

Definitions

  1. plural of wage. It may take a singular verb. E.g. 'the wages of sin is death' (Romans 6:23 KJV)
  2. Wage.
  3. one's total income for a time period
  4. third-person singular simple present indicative of wage

Equivalents

14 more languages

Examples

“weekly wages”
“back wages”
“minimum wages”
“Factory workers demanded higher wages.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See all C1 English words →

See also

Wages-earner wagetaker wagework wageworker Wagga Wagga Wagga

Learn this word in context

See wages used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free