money wages

  • 1money wages — ➔ wage * * * money wages UK US noun [plural] ECONOMICS ► the amount of money that someone is paid for work they have done, without considering the amount of goods it can buy: »Unemployment is still high and money wages were till recently running… …

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  • 2money wages — plural noun Income in relation to money paid rather than its purchasing power • • • Main Entry: ↑money …

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  • 3money wages — /ˈmʌni weɪdʒəz/ (say munee wayjuhz) plural noun the actual amount of money paid out as wages for work done (opposed to real wages) …

  • 4wages — A compensation given to a hired person for his or her services. Compensation of employees based on time worked or output of production. Every form of remuneration payable for a given period to an individual for personal services, including… …

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  • 5money for old rope — british informal phrase money that you earn very easily without much work or effort Thesaurus: wages and salariessynonym extra payments and benefits in addition to wageshyponym Main entry: money * * * money for old rope …

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  • 6wages — noun a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing (Freq. 2) the wages of sin is death virtue is its own reward • Syn: ↑reward, ↑payoff • Derivationally related forms: ↑reward ( …

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  • 7Money illusion — In economics, money illusion refers to the tendency of people to think of currency in nominal, rather than real, terms. In other words, the numerical/face value (nominal value) of money is mistaken for its purchasing power (real value). This is… …

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  • 8money — mon|ey W1S1 [ˈmʌni] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: moneie, from Latin moneta mint, money , from Moneta, name given to Juno, the goddess in whose temple the ancient Romans produced money] 1.) what you earn by working and can use to… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9money — noun (U) 1 what you earn by working and what you spend in order to buy things: The repairs will cost a lot of money. | earn money: She barely earns enough money to live on. | save money: We re not going on holiday this year we re trying to save… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10money — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Medium of exchange Nouns 1. money, finance, funds, treasure, capital, assets; ways and means, wherewithal; money matters, economics, the dismal science; resources, backing (see means); purse strings.… …

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