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Scale Scale, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scaled; p. pr. & vb. n. Scaling.] To weigh or measure according to a scale; to measure; also, to grade or vary according to a scale or system. Scaling his present bearing with his past. --Shak. To scale, or scale down, a debt, wages, etc., to reduce a debt, etc., according to a fixed ratio or scale. [U.S.]
Asswage
Asswage As*swage", v. See Assuage.
Brewage
Brewage Brew"age, n. Malt liquor; drink brewed. ``Some well-spiced brewage.' --Milton. A rich brewage, made of the best Spanish wine. --Macaulay.
Cowage
Cowage Cow"age (kou"[asl]j), n. (Bot.) See Cowhage.
cowage
Cowhage Cow"hage (kou"h?j), n. [Cf. Hind. kaw[amc]nch, ko[=a]nch.] (Bot.) A leguminous climbing plant of the genus Mucuna, having crooked pods covered with sharp hairs, which stick to the fingers, causing intolerable itching. The spicul[ae] are sometimes used in medicine as a mechanical vermifuge. [Written also couhage, cowage, and cowitch.]
Dowagerism
Dowagerism Dow"a*ger*ism, n. The rank or condition of a dowager; formality, as that of a dowager. Also used figuratively. Mansions that have passed away into dowagerism. --Thackeray.
Flowage
Flowage Flow"age (?; 48), n. An overflowing with water; also, the water which thus overflows.
Sewage
Sewage Sew"age, n. 1. The contents of a sewer or drain; refuse liquids or matter carried off by sewers 2. Sewerage, 2.
sewage
Sewerage Sew"er*age, n. 1. The construction of a sewer or sewers. 2. The system of sewers in a city, town, etc.; the general drainage of a city or town by means of sewers. 3. The material collected in, and discharged by, sewers. [In this sense sewage is preferable and common.]
Stowage
Stowage Stow"age, n. 1. The act or method of stowing; as, the stowage of provisions in a vessel. 2. Room in which things may be stowed. --Cook. In every vessel is stowage for immense treasures. --Addison. 3. The state of being stowed, or put away. ``To have them in safe stowage.' --Shak. 4. Things stowed or packed. --Beau. & Fl. 5. Money paid for stowing goods.
Swage
Swage Swage, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Swaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Swaging.] [Equiv. to suage, abbrev. fr. assuage.] See Assuage. [Obs.]
Swage
Swage Swage, n. A tool, variously shaped or grooved on the end or face, used by blacksmiths and other workers in metals, for shaping their work, whether sheet metal or forging, by holding the swage upon the work, or the work upon the swage, and striking with a sledge. Swage block, a perforated block of iron, having grooved sides and adapted for use in heading bolts and swaging objects of large size.
Swage
Swage 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.
Swage block
Swage Swage, n. A tool, variously shaped or grooved on the end or face, used by blacksmiths and other workers in metals, for shaping their work, whether sheet metal or forging, by holding the swage upon the work, or the work upon the swage, and striking with a sledge. Swage block, a perforated block of iron, having grooved sides and adapted for use in heading bolts and swaging objects of large size.
Swaged
Swage Swage, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Swaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Swaging.] [Equiv. to suage, abbrev. fr. assuage.] See Assuage. [Obs.]
Task wage
Task wage Task wage (Polit. Econ.) A wage paid by the day, or some fixed period, on condition that a minimum task be performed. When the workman is paid in proportion for excess over the minimum, the wage is one for piece-work.
Towage
Towage Tow"age, n. [From Tow, v. Cf. F. touage.] 1. The act of towing. 2. The price paid for towing.
Wagel
Wagel Wag"el, n. (Zo["o]l.) See Waggel.
Wagenboom
Wagenboom Wa"gen*boom`, n. [D., literally, wagon tree.] (Bot.) A south African proteaceous tree (Protea grandiflora); also, its tough wood, used for making wagon wheels.
Wager
Wager Wa"ger, n. Wagering, or gambling, contract. A contract which is of the nature of wager. Contracts of this nature include various common forms of valid commercial contracts, as contracts of insurance, contracts dealing in futures, options, etc. Other wagering contracts and bets are now generally made illegal by statute against betting and gambling, and wagering has in many cases been made a criminal offence. Wages Wa"ges, n. pl. (Theoretical Economics) The share of the annual product or national dividend which goes as a reward to labor, as distinct from the remuneration received by capital in its various forms. This economic or technical sense of the word wages is broader than the current sense, and includes not only amounts actually paid to laborers, but the remuneration obtained by those who sell the products of their own work, and the wages of superintendence or management, which are earned by skill in directing the work of others.
Wagerer
Wagerer Wa"ger*er, n. One who wagers, or lays a bet.
Wagering
Wagering Wa"ger*ing, a. Hazarding; pertaining to the act of one who wagers. Wagering policy. (Com.) See Wager policy, under Policy.
Wagering or gambling
Wager Wa"ger, n. Wagering, or gambling, contract. A contract which is of the nature of wager. Contracts of this nature include various common forms of valid commercial contracts, as contracts of insurance, contracts dealing in futures, options, etc. Other wagering contracts and bets are now generally made illegal by statute against betting and gambling, and wagering has in many cases been made a criminal offence. Wages Wa"ges, n. pl. (Theoretical Economics) The share of the annual product or national dividend which goes as a reward to labor, as distinct from the remuneration received by capital in its various forms. This economic or technical sense of the word wages is broader than the current sense, and includes not only amounts actually paid to laborers, but the remuneration obtained by those who sell the products of their own work, and the wages of superintendence or management, which are earned by skill in directing the work of others.
Wagering policy
Wagering Wa"ger*ing, a. Hazarding; pertaining to the act of one who wagers. Wagering policy. (Com.) See Wager policy, under Policy.
Wages
Wages Wa"ges, n. plural in termination, but singular in signification. [Plural of wage; cf. F. gages, pl., wages, hire. See Wage, n.] A compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; recompense; hire. See Wage, n., 2. The wages of sin is death. --Rom. vi. 23. Wages fund (Polit. Econ.), the aggregate capital existing at any time in any country, which theoretically is unconditionally destined to be paid out in wages. It was formerly held, by Mill and other political economists, that the average rate of wages in any country at any time depended upon the relation of the wages fund to the number of laborers. This theory has been greatly modified by the discovery of other conditions affecting wages, which it does not take into account. --Encyc. Brit. Syn: See under Wage, n.
Wages
Wager Wa"ger, n. Wagering, or gambling, contract. A contract which is of the nature of wager. Contracts of this nature include various common forms of valid commercial contracts, as contracts of insurance, contracts dealing in futures, options, etc. Other wagering contracts and bets are now generally made illegal by statute against betting and gambling, and wagering has in many cases been made a criminal offence. Wages Wa"ges, n. pl. (Theoretical Economics) The share of the annual product or national dividend which goes as a reward to labor, as distinct from the remuneration received by capital in its various forms. This economic or technical sense of the word wages is broader than the current sense, and includes not only amounts actually paid to laborers, but the remuneration obtained by those who sell the products of their own work, and the wages of superintendence or management, which are earned by skill in directing the work of others.
Wages fund
Wages Wa"ges, n. plural in termination, but singular in signification. [Plural of wage; cf. F. gages, pl., wages, hire. See Wage, n.] A compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; recompense; hire. See Wage, n., 2. The wages of sin is death. --Rom. vi. 23. Wages fund (Polit. Econ.), the aggregate capital existing at any time in any country, which theoretically is unconditionally destined to be paid out in wages. It was formerly held, by Mill and other political economists, that the average rate of wages in any country at any time depended upon the relation of the wages fund to the number of laborers. This theory has been greatly modified by the discovery of other conditions affecting wages, which it does not take into account. --Encyc. Brit. Syn: See under Wage, n.
Wigwager
Wigwag Wig"wag`, n. [See Wigwag, v. t. & i.] Act or art of wigwagging; a message wigwagged; -- chiefly attributive; as, the wigwag code. -- Wig"wag`er, n.

Meaning of Wage from wikipedia

- A wage is payment made by an employer to an employee for work done in a specific period of time. Some examples of wage payments include compensatory payments...
- A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration that employers can legally pay their employees—the price floor below which employees may not sell their labor...
- United States, the minimum wage is set by U.S. labor law and a range of state and local laws. The first federal minimum wage was instituted in the National...
- wage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A wage is the distribution from an employer of a security paid to an employee. Wage may also refer to: Wage Rural...
- A living wage is defined as the minimum income necessary for a worker to meet their basic needs. This is not the same as a subsistence wage, which refers...
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- This is the map and list of European countries by monthly average wage (annual divided by 12 months) gross and net income (after taxes) average wages for...
- Wage slavery is a term used to criticize exploitation of labor by business, by keeping wages low or stagnant in order to maximize profits. The situation...
- The tipped wage is base wage paid to an employee in the United States who receives a substantial portion of their compensation from tips. According to...
- economics, the reservation wage is the lowest wage rate at which a worker would be willing to accept a particular type of job. This wage is a theoretical representation...