wage

noun

/weɪdʒ/

[singular]

(also wages [plural])

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a regular amount of money that you earn, usually every week or every month, for work or services（通常指按周或月领的）工资，工钱
- wage/wages of something wages of £300 a week一星期 300 英镑的工资
- a weekly wage of £300周薪 300 英镑
- an hourly/a daily/a monthly wage每小时/每天/每月的工资
- Workers in these stores earn a good wage.这些商店的工人工资很高。
- We all hope we can find a job that pays a decent wage.我们都希望能找到一份工资不错的工作。
- Wages were paid on Fridays.工资周五发。
- They are prepared to work for wages well below the legal minimum.他们准备为远低于法定最低工资的工资而工作。
- The average wage for unskilled workers is very low.非熟练工人的平均工资很低。
- on… wages There are extra benefits for people on low wages.低薪者有额外补助。
- Workers have been on strike for higher wages since October.自10月份以来，工人们一直在为提高工资而罢工。
- Tax and insurance are deducted from your wages.所得税和保险费从工资扣除。
- low/minimum wage earners低收入者/最低工资者
- wage cuts减薪
- a wage increase of 3%3% 的加薪
- (British English also) a wage rise of 3%3% 的加薪
- wage demands/claims/settlements工资要求；工资和解协议
- The staff have agreed to a voluntary wage freeze (= a situation in which wages are not increased for a time).全体员工已经同意自愿冻结工资。
Synonyms income
income收入
- wage/wages
- pay
- salary
- earnings
These are all words for money that a person earns or receives for their work.
- income money that a person receives for their work, or from investments or business:
  people on low incomes低收入的人
- wage/wages money that employees get for doing their job, usually paid every week or every month:
  a weekly wage of £200周薪 200 英镑
- pay money that employees earn for doing their job:
  The job offers good rates of pay.这工作报酬高。
- salary money that employees earn for doing their job, usually paid every month.通常指按月发放的薪水、薪金
wage, pay or salary?用 wage、pay 还是 salary？Pay is the most general of these three words. In the past, employees who worked in factories, shops etc. got their wages each week, often paid in cash. These days they are more likely to be paid each month, directly into their bank account, but the term wage is still used for these kinds of jobs. Employees who work in offices or professional people such as teachers or doctors receive a salary that is paid each month, but is usually expressed as an annual figure.
- earnings money that a person earns from their work:
  a rise in average earnings for factory workers工厂工人平均收入的增加
Patterns
- (a) high/low/basic income/wage/pay/salary/earnings
- to earn an income/a wage/your pay/a salary
- to be on a(n) income/wage/salary of…
Wordfinder
- bonus
- commission
- deduction
- earn
- overtime
- pay
- rise
- salary
- tax
- wage
Collocations Finance
Finance财务Income收入
- earn money/cash/(informal) a fortune/the minimum wage/a living wage
- make money/a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market在股市上赚钱／赚一大笔钱／发大财
- acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune获得／继承／积累财富／一大笔钱
- build up funds/savings积累资金／存款
- get/receive/leave (somebody) an inheritance/a legacy得到／（给某人）留下遗产
- live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension靠低微的工资／固定收入／养老金过活
- get/receive/draw/collect a pension领取养老金
- depend/be dependent on (British English) benefits/(North American English) welfare/social security靠福利金／社会保障金过活
Expenditure开支；支出
- spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on…把钱／存款／一大笔钱花在…上
- invest/put your savings in…投资／把储蓄金用于…
- throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on…把钱浪费／花费巨资在…上
- lose your money/inheritance/pension失去钱财／遗产／养老金
- use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings把储蓄用光
- pay (in) cash用现金支付
- use/pay by a credit/debit/contactless card
- pay by/make out a/write somebody a/accept a (British English) cheque/(US English) check用支票支付；开支票；给某人开支票；接受支票
- change/exchange money/currency
- give/pay/leave (somebody) a deposit预付（某人）订金
Banks银行
- have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account持有／开立／注销／冻结银行账户
- credit/debit/pay something into/take money out of your account记入账户的贷方／借方；把钱存入账户／从账户中取出
- deposit money/funds in your account往账户里存钱／存入资金
- withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.从自动提款机等取钱／现金／30 英镑
- (formal) make a deposit/withdrawal存款；取款
- find/go to/use (especially North American English) an ATM/(British English) a cash machine/dispenser找到／去／使用自动提款机
- be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn账面有钱／亏空；有盈余；透支
- use a mobile/an online banking app/platform/service
Personal finance个人理财
- manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially British English) sort out your finances管理／处理／计划／经营管理／整顿财务问题
- plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget计划／管理／制订／严格执行预算
- offer/extend credit (to somebody)（给某人）提供贷款
- arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft商定／获得贷款／透支额
- pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt偿还钱／贷款／债务
- pay for something in (especially British English) instalments/(North American English usually) installments以分期付款方式购买某物
Financial difficulties财务困难
- get into debt/financial difficulties陷入债务／财务困难
- be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash缺钱
- run out of/owe money钱用光了；欠钱
- face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £…面对／收到一张…英镑的账单
- can’t afford the cost of…/payments/rent承担不起…的费用／款项／房租
- fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent拖欠按揭贷款／分期偿还款项／房租
- incur/run up/accumulate debts带来／积欠／累积债务
- tackle/reduce/settle your debts处理／减少／付清债务
compare salary see also living wage, minimum wage
Extra Examples
- Full employment pushed up wages.充分就业使工资水平上升了。
- He busked to supplement his meagre wages.他靠街头卖艺来贴补微薄的工资。
- He made a good wage as a trader.作为交易员他挣的工资很高。
- How can you live on such a low wage?靠这么低的工资你怎么生活？
- Markets set the wages.市场决定工资。
- Real wages fell last year, when inflation is taken into account.若把通货膨胀考虑在内，去年的实际工资下降了。
- Semi-skilled tradesmen began to demand higher wages.半熟练工匠开始要求更高的工资。
- She earns a good wage at the factory.她在工厂里挣的工资挺高。
- Staff shortages have put an upward pressure on wages.员工短缺造成了涨薪的压力。
- The government promised greater tax cuts in return for continued wage restraints.政府承诺加大减税的幅度以换取遏制工资增长的继续实行。
- The prevailing wage is generally determined by local union rates.普遍工资一般取决于地方工会工资标准。
- The store argues that it offers competitive wages.该商店认为自己提供的工资具有竞争力。
- The union submitted a wage claim for a 9% rise.工会提出了 9% 的加薪要求。
- They docked his wages for arriving at work two hours late.因为上班迟到两小时，他们扣了他的工资。
- Women's wages were lower than men's.女性的工资比男性低。
- a basic wage of £100 a week plus tips每星期 100 英镑的基本工资外加小费
- my life as a corporate wage slave我奴隶般的工薪族生活
- the wage gap between men and women男女之间的工资差距
- to receive reimbursement for lost wages因工资损失得到补偿
- wage differentials between large and small companies大型公司和小型公司之间的工资差异
- He gets a weekly wage of £300.他周薪300英镑。
- He receives weekly wages of £300.他每周工资300英镑。
Topics Moneyb2, Jobsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- competitive
- decent
- fair
- …
verb + wage
- pay
- earn
- make
- …
wage + verb
- increase
- rise
- fall
- …
wage + noun
- earner
- labour/labor
- labourer/laborer
- …
phrases
- a cut in wages
- a decline in wages
- a fall in wages
- …
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French, of Germanic origin; related to wed.

wage

verb

/weɪdʒ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they wage	/weɪdʒ/ /weɪdʒ/
he / she / it wages	/ˈweɪdʒɪz/ /ˈweɪdʒɪz/
past simple waged	/weɪdʒd/ /weɪdʒd/
past participle waged	/weɪdʒd/ /weɪdʒd/
-ing form waging	/ˈweɪdʒɪŋ/ /ˈweɪdʒɪŋ/

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to begin and continue a war, a battle, etc.开始，发动，进行，继续（战争、战斗等）
- wage something The rebels have waged a guerrilla war since 2007.叛乱分子自 2007 年以来一直在进行游击战。
- He made the decision to wage war.他决定发动战争。
- wage something against/on somebody/something He alleged that a press campaign was being waged against him.他声称有人正在对他发起新闻攻势。
Topics War and conflictc1
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French, of Germanic origin; related to wed.

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