wages

/ˈweɪdʒɪz/
noun
  1. Money paid to a worker for their labor, usually calculated by the hour or day.
    • The company raised wages for all employees.
    • She earns good wages as a carpenter.
    • He worked hard for his weekly wages.
  2. The result or consequence of an action (often used in a figurative sense, e.g., 'the wages of sin').
    • The wages of laziness is missed opportunities.
    • They believed that dishonesty brought its own wages.
    • The wages of poor planning is chaos.
verb
  1. To carry on or engage in (a war, campaign, or conflict).
    • They waged a campaign to clean up the river.
    • The country waged a long war for independence.
    • She waged a personal battle against procrastination.
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