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{
"term": "wage",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a regular amount of money that you earn, usually every week or every month, for work or services",
"sensetop": "wage/wages of somethingon… wages",
"labels": "(British English also)(informal)(informal)(British English)(North American English)(informal)(informal)(informal)(British English)(US English)(formal)(especially North American English)(British English)(especially British English)(especially British English)(North American English usually)(informal)(informal)especially North American English",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "wages of £300 a week",
"contextForm": "wage/wages of something"
},
{
"text": "a weekly wage of £300"
},
{
"text": "an hourly/a daily/a monthly wage"
},
{
"text": "Workers in these stores **earn a** good **wage**."
},
{
"text": "We all hope we can find a job that **pays a** decent **wage**."
},
{
"text": "Wages were paid on Fridays."
},
{
"text": "They are prepared to **work for wages** well below the legal minimum."
},
{
"text": "The **average wage** for unskilled workers is very low."
},
{
"text": "There are extra benefits for people on **low wages**.",
"contextForm": "on… wages"
},
{
"text": "Workers have been on strike for **higher wages** since October."
},
{
"text": "Tax and insurance are deducted from your wages."
},
{
"text": "low/minimum **wage earners**"
},
{
"text": "**wage cuts**"
},
{
"text": "a **wage increase** of 3%"
},
{
"text": "a **wage rise** of 3%"
},
{
"text": "wage demands/claims/settlements"
},
{
"text": "The staff have agreed to a voluntary **wage freeze** *(= a situation in which wages are not increased for a time)*."
},
{
"text": "Full employment pushed up wages."
},
{
"text": "He busked to supplement his meagre wages."
},
{
"text": "He made a good wage as a trader."
},
{
"text": "How can you live on such a low wage?"
},
{
"text": "Markets set the wages."
},
{
"text": "Real wages fell last year, when inflation is taken into account."
},
{
"text": "Semi-skilled tradesmen began to demand higher wages."
},
{
"text": "She earns a good wage at the factory."
},
{
"text": "Staff shortages have put an upward pressure on wages."
},
{
"text": "The government promised greater tax cuts in return for continued wage restraints."
},
{
"text": "The prevailing wage is generally determined by local union rates."
},
{
"text": "The store argues that it offers competitive wages."
},
{
"text": "The union submitted a wage claim for a 9% rise."
},
{
"text": "They docked his wages for arriving at work two hours late."
},
{
"text": "Women's wages were lower than men's."
},
{
"text": "a basic wage of £100 a week plus tips"
},
{
"text": "my life as a corporate wage slave"
},
{
"text": "the wage gap between men and women"
},
{
"text": "to receive reimbursement for lost wages"
},
{
"text": "wage differentials between large and small companies"
},
{
"text": "He gets a weekly wage of £300."
},
{
"text": "He receives weekly wages of £300."
}
],
"topics": ["Money", "Jobs"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["competitive", "decent", "fair"],
"verb + wage": ["pay", "earn", "make"],
"wage + verb": ["increase", "rise", "fall"],
"wage + noun": ["earner", "labour/labor", "labourer/laborer"],
"phrases": ["a cut in wages", "a decline in wages", "a fall in wages"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/weɪdʒ/",
"audio": "wa/wage/wage__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/weɪdʒ/",
"audio": "wa/wage/wage__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French, of Germanic origin; related to wed."
}