wage
wage — noun
1. money that someone earns, usually each week, for doing work that involves practi
money that someone earns, usually each week, for doing work that involves practical or physical skills rather than professional knowledge gained through a university education.
Nikos earns a good wage working as an electrician for a construction company.
collocation: 'earn a good wage'
The hotel pays its cleaning staff a starting wage of fifteen dollars per hour.
pattern: 'starting wage of [amount] per hour'
Bao took a night shift because the wage was double what he made during the day.
Factory workers at the plant are demanding higher wages and better safety measures.
Zuri's weekly wage barely covers her rent and food costs in the city.
- salary
a fixed regular payment, typically monthly and for professional workers — salary is not tied to hours worked
- pay
the most general term for money received for work — can refer to any form of employment income
- earnings
the total amount of money someone makes from work or investments — less specific about how or when it is paid
文法句型
wage + noun
wages for/of + noun
用法筆記
Wage usually refers to money paid weekly to workers who do physical or practical jobs, while salary is paid monthly to professional or office workers. The plural form wages is common when talking about the total amount earned, especially in phrases like 'low wages' or 'wage increase.'
常見錯誤
wage — verb
1. to start and continue an organized effort such as a war, campaign, or legal batt
to start and continue an organized effort such as a war, campaign, or legal battle over a period of time in order to reach a goal.
The government has been waging a war against drug trafficking for more than a decade.
pattern: 'wage a war against + noun'
Local environmental groups are waging a campaign to protect the forest from logging.
pattern: 'wage a campaign to + infinitive'
The Ayala family waged a long legal battle to keep their farmland from being sold.
The two neighbouring countries waged war for eight years before signing a peace treaty.
Christopher waged a personal struggle against the illness for nearly five years.
文法句型
wage + noun (war/campaign/battle/struggle)
wage + noun + against + noun
用法筆記
Wage is transitive — it always needs an object such as war, campaign, battle, struggle, or effort. It cannot be used alone. Common in news reports and formal writing. The phrase 'wage war' is by far the most frequent collocation.