wage

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

   To pledge; to hazard on the event of a contest; to stake; to bet, to lay; to wager; as, to wage a dollar.

2. 2transitive verb

   To expose one's self to, as a risk; to incur, as a danger; to venture; to hazard.

3. 3transitive verb

   To engage in, as a contest, as if by previous gage or pledge; to carry on, as a war.

4. 4transitive verb

   To adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; to hire out.

5. 5transitive verb

   To put upon wages; to hire; to employ; to pay wages to.

6. 6transitive verb

   To give security for the performance of.

7. 7intransitive verb

   To bind one's self; to engage.

8. 8transitive verb

   That which is staked or ventured; that for which one incurs risk or danger; prize; gage.

9. 9transitive verb

   That for which one labors; meed; reward; stipulated payment for service performed; hire; pay; compensation; -- at present generally used in the plural. See Wages.

10. 10noun

    something that remunerates

    "wages were paid by check"

    "he wasted his pay on drink"

    Synonyms

    earningspayremunerationsalary
11. 11verb

    carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)

    "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"

    Synonyms

    engage