To pledge; to hazard on the event of a contest; to stake; to bet, to lay; to wager; as, to wage a dollar.
To expose one's self to, as a risk; to incur, as a danger; to venture; to hazard.
To engage in, as a contest, as if by previous gage or pledge; to carry on, as a war.
To adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; to hire out.
To put upon wages; to hire; to employ; to pay wages to.
To give security for the performance of.
To bind one's self; to engage.
That which is staked or ventured; that for which one incurs risk or danger; prize; gage.
That for which one labors; meed; reward; stipulated payment for service performed; hire; pay; compensation; -- at present generally used in the plural. See Wages.
It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom they entrust the care of their plumbing. John F. Kennedy
It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the minimum wage, family leave, health insurance, Social Security, Medicare, retirement plans. The cornerstones of the middle-class security all bear the union label. Barack Obama
wage in Afrikaans is salaris
wage in Dutch is gage, salaris, bezoldiging, loon
wage in Finnish is palkka
wage in French is appointements, salaire
wage in German is Lohn
wage in Italian is stipendio
wage in Spanish is salario, sueldo, jornal
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