wage

/weɪdʒ/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
wages

Meaning

  1. salario, sueldo

    • Workers demand higher wages.

      Los trabajadores exigen salarios más altos.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

salary

salary is a fixed, regular payment, usually annual, for professional or office jobs; wage is payment calculated by hours worked, often for manual or hourly jobs.

Similar in other languages

German

Verdienst

Close — a wage relates to earnings.

German

Gehalt

Close — a wage relates to salary, pay.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa wage?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Workers demand higher ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a wage?

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