# wages

Pronunciation: say "WAY-jiz" /ˈweɪd͡ʒɪz/

## Noun

1. A person's total income earned over a given period of time.
   - Simple: The money a person earns from work over a set time.
   - _After taxes, her annual wages came to about forty thousand dollars._
   - _Their combined wages were finally enough to buy a small house._
2. Plural of wage. — plural of wage. It may take a singular verb. E.g. 'the wages of sin is death' (Romans 6:23 KJV)
   - Simple: Plural of wage. Use this when talking about pay for work, whether one payment or pay in general.
   - _The factory raised its wages after the strike ended._
   - _Rising wages helped lift the town out of poverty._

## Verb

3. Third-person singular simple present of wage. — third-person singular simple present indicative of wage
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of wage. Use it with "he," "she," or "it."
   - _The general wages war with ruthless efficiency._
   - _The senator wages a long campaign for housing reform._

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