Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun wages

1 sense of wages

Sense 1
wages, reward, payoff -- (a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward")
       => consequence, aftermath -- (the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun wage

1 sense of wage

Sense 1
wage, pay, earnings, remuneration, salary -- (something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings")
       => regular payment -- (a payment made at regular times)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb wage

1 sense of wage

Sense 1
engage, wage -- (carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe")
       => contend, fight, struggle -- (be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country")