wage, pay, earnings, remuneration, salary (verb)

something that remunerates

"wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"

engage, wage (verb)

carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)

"Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"

wage (Noun)

An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually expressed on an hourly basis.

wage (Verb)

To wager, bet.

wage (Verb)

To employ for wages; to hire.

wage (Verb)

To conduct or carry out (a war or other contest).

Wage

A wage is remuneration paid by an employer to an employee. It may be calculated as a fixed task based amount, or at an hourly rate, or based on an easily measured quantity of work done. It is contrasted with salaried work, which is based on a fixed time period.