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DictionarywagePay for work
noun

wage

WAYJ/weɪdʒ/

Payment earned for work, usually calculated hourly or daily.

The worker receives a wage tied to the hours on the timecard.

A workshop employee receives cash pay from a supervisor beside a punched timecard and time clock, connecting the payment to recorded working hours.
Etymology
wageOld North Frenchpledge, pay, reward

The ancestor wage covered both a pledge and a payment or reward. In English, payment for services extended to money paid at regular intervals for continuing or repeated work.

In context

Legislative Assembly of Ontario7:19
THE AVERAGE PAY IS JUST ABOVE MINIMUM WAGE. THEY DESERVE TO BE TREATED FAIRLY.
2018-04-24 Members’ Statements

More examples

  • The factory increased hourly wages.
  • Her wage covered the household expenses.
  • Several workers negotiated a higher wage.

Forms

wage · wages

Similar words

pay
The broad compensation term, not necessarily calculated hourly.
salary
Salary is usually a fixed regular amount rather than an hourly rate.