wage
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There is 1 syllable in the word wage.Divide wage into syllables:
wage
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Definition of wage:
- wage (noun):
- something that remunerates.
- the money paid in return for a person's work, esp. when paid weekly or daily rather than monthly
- a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
Synonyms for wage:
allowance
combat pay
compensation
double time
earnings
emolument
fee
found
half-pay
income
living wage
merit pay
minimum wage
pay
pay envelope
pay packet
paycheck
payment
payroll
paysheet
recompense
regular payment
remuneration
reward
salary
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Antonyms for wage:
cease
destroy
exonerate
fail
forget
free
give up
halt
ignore
leave
liberate
lose
mismanage
miss
neglect
stop
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