wages (Meaning)
wages (n)
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
wages (n.)
A compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; recompense; hire. See Wage, n., 2.
wages (n. pl.)
The share of the annual product or national dividend which goes as a reward to labor, as distinct from the remuneration received by capital in its various forms. This economic or technical sense of the word wages is broader than the current sense, and includes not only amounts actually paid to laborers, but the remuneration obtained by those who sell the products of their own work, and the wages of superintendence or management, which are earned by skill in directing the work of others.
Synonyms & Antonyms of wages
wages Sentence Examples
- The company's wages were not competitive enough to attract qualified employees.
- Employees struggled to make ends meet due to the low wages they earned.
- The union negotiated a significant increase in wages for its members.
- The government implemented a minimum wage to protect low-income workers.
- Employers were faced with rising labor costs as wages continued to increase.
- The average wage in the retail industry was below the national average.
- Contract workers often earned lower wages than full-time employees.
- The company's decision to freeze wages caused widespread dissatisfaction among employees.
- Employers argued that increasing wages would lead to higher prices for consumers.
- The living wage movement aimed to ensure that all workers earned enough to cover basic expenses.
FAQs About the word wages
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoingA compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; recompense; hire. See Wage,
salary, payment, pay envelope, emolument,pay, stipend, earnings, paycheck, profit, overtime
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The company's wages were not competitive enough to attract qualified employees.
Employees struggled to make ends meet due to the low wages they earned.
The union negotiated a significant increase in wages for its members.
The government implemented a minimum wage to protect low-income workers.
