| 词组 | wage |
| 释义 | wage /weɪdʒ/ noun money you earn for doing your jobGrammarOften plural.adjectiveshigh wages The workers are demanding higher wages.low wages Farmworkers receive low wages for long hours.good wages In general, IT jobs pay good wages.a decent wage (=a fairly good one) Jobs in the factories used to pay a decent wage, but those jobs are gone now.the hourly/daily/monthly etc wage She earns an hourly wage of $11.the minimum wage (=the lowest wage that a company can pay someone according to the law) Most of the new jobs in the area only pay the minimum wage.the basic wage (=before extra amounts are added) Overtime is one way in which workers can increase their basic wage.lost wages (=the amount you lose by not being able to work) You may be able to claim on your insurance for lost wages.verbsearn a wage also be on a wage BrE He earns a wage of £300 a week.get/receive a wage The housewife receives no wage for her work.pay a wage Some firms still paid lower wages to female workers.supplement your wages (=earn extra money) He supplements his wages by working in a bar in the evenings.dock sb’s wages (=give someone less money as a punishment) You’ll get your wages docked if you’re late to work again.push up/raise wages (=increase them) A shortage of workers is pushing up wages.hold down/keep down wages (=keep them at a low level) The government wants to hold down wages in the public sector.wages increase/rise Currently, wages are rising by about 3% per year.wages fall Profits increased but wages fell.wage + nounsa 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.a wage freeze (=wages stay the same) The wage freeze was part of a plan to bring down inflation.wage levels/rates Wage levels remained low during the 1930s.the wage bill (=the amount a company has to pay in wages) The firm says it cannot find the cash to pay its wage bill.a wage earner (=someone who earns a wage) I am the only wage earner in our house.wage differentials (=differences in people’s wages) The study examined wage differentials between men and women.phrasesa cut/drop in wages (=someone’s wages are reduced) Would you accept a 5% cut in your wages?a fall/decline in wages (=wages become lower generally) Workers experienced a fall in wages.an increase/rise in wages The company had refused to give miners a real increase in wages.THESAURUS: wage → salary |
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