Wages — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

something that remunerates

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈeɪdʒᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈeɪdʒɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈeɪdʒɪz/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈeɪdʒᵻz/.

Examples

the wages of sin is death
virtue is its own reward
wages were paid by check

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

waggle reward earnings payoff pay salary remuneration engage wag wage

Parts of Speech

noun	a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing “the wages of sin is death”
noun	something that remunerates “wages were paid by check”
verb	carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns) “Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe”
verb	move from side to side “The happy dog wagged his tail”

Word Forms

reward	verb	bestow honor or rewards upon
pay	verb	bring in
earn	verb	acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
remunerate	verb	make payment to; compensate
engagement	noun	a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
wag	noun	causing to move repeatedly from side to side
waggle	noun	causing to move repeatedly from side to side

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Löhne

eine Belohnung für gute Taten oder eine Vergeltung für Fehlverhalten

🇫🇷French

salaires

une récompense pour des actes dignes ou un châtiment pour un acte répréhensible

🇪🇸Spanish

salarios

una recompensa por actos dignos o retribución por malas acciones

🇮🇹Italian

salari

una ricompensa per atti meritevoli o una punizione per un atto illecito

🇳🇱Dutch

loon

een beloning voor waardige daden of vergelding voor wangedrag

🇵🇹Portuguese

remunerações

uma recompensa por atos dignos ou retribuição por transgressões

🇷🇺Russian

заработная плата

вознаграждение за достойные поступки или возмездие за проступки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वेतन

अच्छे कार्यों के लिए प्रतिशोध या गलत कार्यों के लिए प्रतिशोध

🇧🇩Bengali

মজুরি

যোগ্য কর্মের জন্য একটি প্রতিদান বা অন্যায়ের জন্য প্রতিশোধ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊதியங்கள்

தகுதியான செயல்களுக்கு ஒரு பிரதிபலன் அல்லது தவறுக்கான பழிவாங்கல்

🇮🇳Telugu

వేతనాలు

విలువైన చర్యలకు ప్రతిఫలం లేదా తప్పు చేసినందుకు ప్రతీకారం

🇮🇳Marathi

मजुरी

योग्य कृत्यांसाठी मोबदला किंवा चुकीच्या कृत्यांसाठी बदला

🇮🇳Gujarati

વેતન

યોગ્ય કૃત્યો માટે વળતર અથવા ખોટા કાર્યો માટે બદલો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೇತನ

ಯೋಗ್ಯವಾದ ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಫಲ ಅಥವಾ ತಪ್ಪಿಗೆ ಪ್ರತೀಕಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൂലി

യോഗ്യമായ പ്രവൃത്തികൾക്കുള്ള പ്രതിഫലം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തെറ്റിനുള്ള പ്രതികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਜ਼ਦੂਰੀ

ਯੋਗ ਕੰਮਾਂ ਲਈ ਮੁਆਵਜ਼ਾ ਜਾਂ ਗਲਤ ਕੰਮਾਂ ਲਈ ਬਦਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اجرت

قابل عمل کاموں کا بدلہ یا غلط کاموں کا بدلہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

工资

对有价值的行为的补偿或对不法行为的报应

🇯🇵Japanese

賃金

価値ある行為に対する報酬、または不正行為に対する報復

🇰🇷Korean

임금

합당한 행위에 대한 보상이나 잘못에 대한 보복

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiền lương

một sự đền đáp cho những hành động xứng đáng hoặc quả báo cho việc làm sai trái

🇹🇭Thai

ค่าจ้าง

การชดใช้การกระทำที่สมควรหรือการตอบแทนการกระทำผิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

upah

imbalan atas tindakan yang layak atau balasan atas kesalahan

🇵🇭Filipino

sahod

isang kabayaran para sa mga karapat-dapat na gawa o kabayaran para sa maling gawain

🇲🇾Malay

upah

balasan untuk perbuatan yang patut atau pembalasan atas kesalahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أجور

مكافأة على الأفعال الجديرة أو الانتقام من المخالفات

🇮🇷Persian

دستمزد

سزای اعمال شایسته یا قصاص خطاکاری

🇹🇷Turkish

ücretler

değerli eylemler için bir ödül veya yanlış bir davranış için ceza

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַשׂכּוֹרֶת

פיצוי על מעשים ראויים או גמול על עוולה

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