"wage" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: regular payment - a payment made at regular times
subtypes:
- combat pay - extra pay for soldiers engaged in active combat
- double time - a doubled wage (for working overtime)
- found - food and lodging provided in addition to money
- half-pay - reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time
- living wage - a wage sufficient for a worker and family to subsist comfortably
- merit pay - extra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit (especially to school teachers)
- minimum wage - the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law
- pay envelope, pay packet - wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner
- sick pay - wages paid to an employee who is on sick leave
- strike pay - money paid to strikers from union funds
- take-home pay - what is left of your pay after deductions for taxes and dues and insurance etc
is a part of: payroll, paysheet - a list of employees and their salaries

same as: earnings, pay, remuneration, salary

Verb

is a type of: contend, fight, struggle - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

subtypes: offer, provide, put up - mount or put up

same as: engage