wage
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++wage1 /weɪdʒ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 [singular] (also wages [plural])BEW money you earn that is paid according to the number of hours, days, or weeks that you work 〔按小时、日或周计算的〕工资，薪金 → salary He earns a good wage. 他工资挺高。wage increase (also wage rise British English) The wage increases will come into effect in June. 此次加薪将于6月份施行。daily/weekly etc wage a weekly wage of $250 250美元的周薪wage levels/rates (=fixed amounts of money paid for particular jobs) 〔特定工作固定的〕工资水平/等级2 a living wage BEWmoney you earn for work that is enough to pay for the basic things that you need to live 维持基本生活的工资 The church no longer paid a living wage. 教会不再支付可以维持生计的薪俸了。3. wage freeze BEWPGan action taken by a company, government etc to stop wages increasing 工资冻结4. wage claim BEWBELthe amount of money asked for by workers as an increase in wages 增加工资的要求，加薪要求n COLLOCATIONSadjectiveshighThe factory workers are demanding higher wages.lowThere are high numbers of people on low wages.goodThey were earning good wages.Wages are good compared to other occupations.a decent wage (=one that is reasonable and allows you to buy what you need)Jobs in the factories used to pay a decent wage, but those jobs are gone now.the hourly/daily/monthly etc wageThe average daily wage was £100.the minimum wage (=the lowest amount of money that an employer can legally pay to a worker)a rise in the minimum wagethe basic wage (=what someone earns before overtime pay, tips, or bonuses are added)The basic wage paid at the factory is the lowest in the auto industry, but with bonuses, the total compensation is the highest.real wages (=a calculation of how much your wages will buy, usually compared to how much you were able to buy in the past)Average real wages rose by 26% between 1919 and 1929.wage + NOUNa wage increase/riseThe rail workers demanded a 20% wage increase.a wage reduction/cutThose who kept their jobs had to take large wage cuts.wage levels/ratesWage levels remained low during the 1930s.verbsearn a wageBoth parents were earning a wage, yet money was still tight.pay a wageSome firms still paid lower wages to female workers.raise wagesHe was able to raise the wages of some key staff.
Examples from the Corpus
wage• As capital moves to low-wage areas, the employment rate tends to rise, and wages are pushed up.• Steve makes a decent wage as a civil engineer.• Without qualifications it's nearly impossible to get a job with decent wages.• In general, computer jobs pay good wages.• Being of very modest means, but having some contacts upon the turf, he attempted to increase his wages by gambling.• Elvina earns an hourly wage of $11.• Most of the new jobs in the area only pay the minimum wage.• The Trotskyist movement has long advocated a sliding scale of wages to meet the rising cost of living.• About 35p of this went on wages.• The behaviour of both productivity and product wages do not conform precisely to the simplest description of overaccumulation.• There was, in the mid century, a gap between rising wages and even more rapidly rising prices that favoured investment.• Farmers are businessmen and since wages constitute a cost of production they will normally pay no more than prevailing conditions dictate.wage levels/rates• Whether leisure time increases or decreases as wage rates rise is an empirical question.• Controlling for the other variables, Thaler and Rosen found a clear systematic tendency for wage rates to rise with increasing risk.• The effect of wage rates is a result of two conflicting elements.• Resultant wage levels eroded corporate liquidity and profitability, although the extent of the deterioration varied between nations.• It is for these reasons that wage rates differ from one job to the next.• In Fig. 11-7 the wage rates for labour in the two localities are shown on the vertical axis.• It is the demand and supply conditions in these segmented markets which help to determine the wage rates of different workers.• He set the wage levels, the production targets, the safety standards, and he really planned the whole industry.wage2 verb [transitive] FIGHT FOR OR AGAINST somethingto be involved in a war against someone, or a fight against something 发动，进行〔战争或斗争〕wage war (on somebody/something) The police are waging war on drug pushers in the city. 警方正在市内开展一场打击毒贩的斗争。wage a campaign/struggle/battle etc The council has waged a vigorous campaign against the proposal. 市政会发起了一场激烈的运动反对这项提议。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
wage• But the anguished upstate New York social worker now finds himself waging a spirited campaign to keep his sibling from death row.• Bernard would lie awake for hours waging his nightly battle with carnality, slapping it down, groaning.• And war must be waged on organized crime.• So he theorized that, for democracies, waging war had a hyperbolic boomerang-like effect on society.wage a campaign/struggle/battle etc• They have waged a campaign against Town.• They waged a battle, and we waged a skirmish, and they won.• Pasok denied yesterday it was waging a battle on two fronts.From Longman Business Dictionarywagewage /weɪdʒ/ noun [countable] (also wages)HUMAN RESOURCES money that someone earns according to the number of hours, days, or weeks that they work, especially money that is paid each weekThe average hourly wage in the industry is $8.Workers were demanding a 10% wage increase.The new law would mean a 5% pay cut for most wage earners.For the average worker, wages rose 4.6%.She worked long hours for low wages. → basic wage → living wage → minimum wage → money wages → real wagesOrigin wage1 (1300-1400) Old North French “guarantee, wage” wage2 (1300-1400) Old North French wagier “to give as a guarantee”, from wage; → WAGE1wage1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1wage2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese
earn Business is that you paid Corpus money according
wage
wage1 S2 W2 /weɪdʒ/ 
noun
He earns a good wage.
wage increase (also wage rise) British English:
The wage increases will come into effect in June.
daily/weekly etc wage
a weekly wage of $250
wage levels/rates (=fixed amounts of money paid for particular jobs)
2. a living wage money you earn for work that is enough to pay for the basic things that you need to live:
The church no longer paid a living wage.
3. wage freeze an action taken by a company, government etc to stop wages increasing
4. wage claim the amount of money asked for by workers as an increase in wages
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▪high The factory workers are demanding higher wages.
▪low There are high numbers of people on low wages.
▪good They were earning good wages. | Wages are good compared to other occupations.
▪a decent wage (=one that is reasonable and allows you to buy what you need) Jobs in the factories used to pay a decent wage, but those jobs are gone now.
▪the hourly/daily/monthly etc wage The average daily wage was £100.
▪the minimum wage (=the lowest amount of money that an employer can legally pay to a worker) a rise in the minimum wage
▪the basic wage (=what someone earns before overtime pay, tips, or bonuses are added) The basic wage paid at the factory is the lowest in the auto industry, but with bonuses, the total compensation is the highest.
▪real wages (=a calculation of how much your wages will buy, usually compared to how much you were able to buy in the past) Average real wages rose by 26% between 1919 and 1929.
■ wage + NOUN
▪a wage increase/rise The rail workers demanded a 20% wage increase.
▪a wage reduction/cut Those who kept their jobs had to take large wage cuts.
▪wage levels/rates Wage levels remained low during the 1930s.
■ verbs
▪earn a wage Both parents were earning a wage, yet money was still tight.
▪pay a wage Some firms still paid lower wages to female workers.
▪raise wages He was able to raise the wages of some key staff.
wage2 verb [transitive]
wage war (on somebody/something)
The police are waging war on drug pushers in the city.
wage a campaign/struggle/battle etc
The council has waged a vigorous campaign against the proposal.
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noun Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old North French
Origin: 'guarantee, wage'
1. [singular] (also wages [plural]) money you earn that is paid according to the number of hours, days, or weeks that you work ⇨ salary:Language: Old North French
Origin: 'guarantee, wage'
wage increase (also wage rise) British English:
daily/weekly etc wage
wage levels/rates (=fixed amounts of money paid for particular jobs)
2. a living wage money you earn for work that is enough to pay for the basic things that you need to live:
3. wage freeze an action taken by a company, government etc to stop wages increasing
4. wage claim the amount of money asked for by workers as an increase in wages
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verb [transitive] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old North French
Origin: wagier 'to give as a guarantee', from wage; ⇨ wage1
to be involved in a war against someone, or a fight against somethingLanguage: Old North French
Origin: wagier 'to give as a guarantee', from wage; ⇨ wage1
wage war (on somebody/something)
wage a campaign/struggle/battle etc
income money that a person receives for their work, or from investments or business 指收入、收益、所得 ：◆ people on low incomes 低收入的人 wage/wages money that employees get for doing their job, usually paid every week 通常指按周领取的工资、工钱 ：◆ a weekly wage of £200 周薪 200 英镑 pay money that employees earn for doing their job 指工资、薪水 ：◆ The job offers good rates of pay. 这工作报酬高。 salary money that employees earn for doing their job, usually paid every month 通常指按月发放的薪水、薪金
wage, pay or salary? 用 wage、pay 还是 salary？
earnings money that a person earns from their work 指薪水、工资、收入 ：◆ a rise in average earnings for factory workers 工厂工人平均收入的增加
Patterns
(a) high/low/basic income/wage/pay/salary/earningsto earn an income/a wage/your pay/a salaryto be on a(n) income/wage/salary of…
Income 收入
earn money/cash/( a fortune挣钱；挣一大笔钱 make money/a fortune/( a killing on the stock market在股市上赚钱／赚一大笔钱／发大财 acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune获得／继承／积累财富／一大笔钱 build up funds/savings积累资金／存款 get/receive/leave (sb) an inheritance/a legacy得到／（给某人）留下遗产 live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension靠低微的工资／固定收入／养老金过活 get/receive/draw/collect a pension领取养老金 depend/be dependent on ( benefits/BrE ( welfare/social securityNAmE 靠福利金／社会保障金过活
Expenditure 开支；支出
spend money/your savings/( a fortune on…把钱／存款／一大笔钱花在…上 invest/put your savings in…投资／把储蓄金用于… throw away/waste/ ( shell out money on…把钱浪费／花费巨资在…上 lose your money/inheritance/pension失去钱财／遗产／养老金 use up/ ( wipe out all your savings把储蓄用光 pay (in) cash用现金支付 use/pay by a credit/debit card用信用卡／借记卡支付 pay by/make out a/write sb a/accept a ( cheque/BrE ( check用支票支付；开支票；给某人开支票；接受支票 change/exchange money/currency/( traveller's cheques/BrE ( traveler's checks兑换钱／货币／旅行支票 give/pay/leave (sb) a deposit预付（某人）订金
Banks 银行
have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account持有／开立／注销／冻结银行账户 credit/debit/pay sth into/take money out of your account记入账户的贷方／借方；把钱存入账户／从账户中取出 deposit money/funds in your account往账户里存钱／存入资金 withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.从自动提款机等取钱／现金／30 英镑 ( make a deposit/withdrawal存款；取款 find/go to/use ( an ATM/especially
NAmE ( a cash machine/dispenserBrE 找到／去／使用自动提款机 be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn账面有钱／亏空；有盈余；透支
Personal finance 个人理财
manage/handle/plan/run/ ( especially
BrE sort out your finances管理／处理／计划／经营管理／整顿财务问题 plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget计划／管理／制订／严格执行预算 offer/extend credit (to sb)（给某人）提供贷款 arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft商定／获得贷款／透支额 pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt偿还钱／贷款／债务 pay for sth in ( instalments/especially
BrE ( installmentsNAmE usually
以分期付款方式购买某物
Financial difficulties 财务困难
get into debt/financial difficulties陷入债务／财务困难 be short of/ ( be strapped for cash缺钱 run out of/owe money钱用光了；欠钱 face/get/ ( be landed with a bill for £…面对／收到一张…英镑的账单 can't afford the cost of…/payments/rent承担不起…的费用／款项／房租 fall behind with/ ( especially
NAmE fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent拖欠按揭贷款／分期偿还款项／房租 incur/run up/accumulate debts带来／积欠／累积债务 tackle/reduce/settle your debts处理／减少／付清债务