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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
wage
/weɪd͡ʒ/
noun1 of 2
money paid to workers for the hours they worked
- “The new tax laws will benefit people on low wages.”Tatoeba
- “Wages vary in relation to the age of the worker.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To expose oneself to, as a risk; to incur, as a danger; to venture; to hazard.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)