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a debt wages etcScale 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.] AsswageAsswage 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.
CowageCowage Cow"age (kou"[asl]j), n. (Bot.)
See Cowhage. cowageCowhage 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.
sewageSewerage 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.
SwageSwage Swage, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Swaged; p. pr. & vb.
n. Swaging.] [Equiv. to suage, abbrev. fr. assuage.]
See Assuage. [Obs.] SwageSwage 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 blockSwage 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. SwagedSwage 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.
TowageTowage Tow"age, n. [From Tow, v. Cf. F. touage.]
1. The act of towing.
2. The price paid for towing. WagelWagel Wag"el, n. (Zo["o]l.)
See Waggel. WagenboomWagenboom 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. WagerWager 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 or gamblingWager 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. WagesWages 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. WagesWager 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 fundWages 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. WigwagerWigwag 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...
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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:
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- 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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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...
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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...
- 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...
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Wage labour (also
wage labor in
American English),
usually referred to as paid work, paid employment, or paid labour,
refers to the
socioeconomic relationship...
- The
average wage is a
measure of
total income after taxes divided by
total number of
employees emplo****. In this article, the
average wage is adjusted...
- This is a list of the
official minimum wage rates of the 193
United Nations member states and
former members of the
United Nations, also
including the...
