for wages

  • 1for — /fawr/; unstressed /feuhr/, prep. 1. with the object or purpose of: to run for exercise. 2. intended to belong to, or be used in connection with: equipment for the army; a closet for dishes. 3. suiting the purposes or needs of: medicine for the… …

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  • 2for — [[t]fɔr[/t]] unstressed [[t]fər[/t]] prep. 1) with the object or purpose of: to run for exercise[/ex] 2) intended to belong to or be used in connection with: equipment for the army; a closet for dishes[/ex] 3) suiting the purposes or needs of:… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 3wages man — /ˈweɪdʒəz mæn/ (say wayjuhz man) noun a man who works for wages as opposed to salary …

  • 4Wages — Wa ges (w[=a] j[e^]z), n. plural in termination, but singular in signification. [Plural of wage; cf. F. gages, pl., wages, hire. See {Wage}, n.] 1. A compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; recompense; hire. See… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5Wages fund — Wages Wa ges (w[=a] j[e^]z), n. plural in termination, but singular in signification. [Plural of wage; cf. F. gages, pl., wages, hire. See {Wage}, n.] 1. A compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; recompense; hire …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 6wages — index compensation, earnings, income, pay, payroll, revenue Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 7wages clerk — UK US noun [C] ► HR, WORKPLACE someone whose job is to arrange payment for the employees of an organization: »A wages clerk is needed to work under a senior payroll administrator ensuring that corporate wage information is accurate and complete …

    Financial and business terms

  • 8wages — 1》 a fixed regular payment for work, typically paid on a daily or weekly basis. → wage wages Economics the part of total production that is the return to labour as earned income as distinct from the remuneration received by capital as unearned… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 9wages — Compensation for manual labor, skilled or unskilled, paid at stated times, and measured by the day, week, month, or season. Sums paid as hire or reward to domestic or menial servants, artisans, mechanics, laborers, and other employees of like… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 10wages — 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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