{
    "term": "wage",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a regular amount of money that you earn, usually every week or every month, for work or services",
            "sensetop": "wage/wages of somethingon… wages",
            "labels": "(British English also)(informal)(informal)(British English)(North American English)(informal)(informal)(informal)(British English)(US English)(formal)(especially North American English)(British English)(especially British English)(especially British English)(North American English usually)(informal)(informal)especially North American English",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "wages of £300 a week",
                    "contextForm": "wage/wages of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a weekly wage of £300"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an hourly/a daily/a monthly wage"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Workers in these stores **earn a** good **wage**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We all hope we can find a job that **pays a** decent **wage**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Wages were paid on Fridays."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are prepared to **work for wages** well below the legal minimum."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **average wage** for unskilled workers is very low."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are extra benefits for people on **low wages**.",
                    "contextForm": "on… wages"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Workers have been on strike for **higher wages** since October."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tax and insurance are deducted from your wages."
                },
                {
                    "text": "low/minimum **wage earners**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**wage cuts**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **wage increase** of 3%"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **wage rise** of 3%"
                },
                {
                    "text": "wage demands/claims/settlements"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The staff have agreed to a voluntary **wage freeze** *(= a situation in which wages are not increased for a time)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Full employment pushed up wages."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He busked to supplement his meagre wages."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He made a good wage as a trader."
                },
                {
                    "text": "How can you live on such a low wage?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Markets set the wages."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Real wages fell last year, when inflation is taken into account."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Semi-skilled tradesmen began to demand higher wages."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She earns a good wage at the factory."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Staff shortages have put an upward pressure on wages."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government promised greater tax cuts in return for continued wage restraints."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The prevailing wage is generally determined by local union rates."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The store argues that it offers competitive wages."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The union submitted a wage claim for a 9% rise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They docked his wages for arriving at work two hours late."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Women's wages were lower than men's."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a basic wage of £100 a week plus tips"
                },
                {
                    "text": "my life as a corporate wage slave"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the wage gap between men and women"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to receive reimbursement for lost wages"
                },
                {
                    "text": "wage differentials between large and small companies"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He gets a weekly wage of £300."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He receives weekly wages of £300."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Money", "Jobs"],
            "collocations": {
                "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"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/weɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "wa/wage/wage__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/weɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "wa/wage/wage__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French, of Germanic origin; related to wed."
}