B2nounworkmoney
US/weɪdʒ/
UK/weɪdʒ/
money paid regularly for work, often by the hour, day or week
In context
Factory workers are demanding higher wages to keep up with rising prices.
The minimum wage in Vietnam differs from one region to another.
Delivery riders earn a low wage but can make more with tips.
Words that go with wage
adjective + noun
- minimum wageThe minimum wage will rise by six percent next July.
- low wagesLow wages are the main reason young people leave the countryside.
- living wageCampaigners say every worker deserves a living wage.
noun + noun
- wage increaseTeachers were promised a wage increase from January.
- wage gapThe wage gap between men and women is still large.
verb + noun
- earn a wageStudents earn a wage by working in cafés at the weekend.