wage

noun

/weɪdʒ/

[singular]

(also wages [plural])

a regular amount of money that you earn, usually every week or every month, for work or services（通常按周或月领的）工资，工钱
- wage/wages of something wages of £300 a week周薪 300 英镑
- a weekly wage of £300周薪 300 英镑
- an hourly/a daily/a monthly wage时薪；日薪；月薪
- Workers in these stores earn a good wage.这些店的职工挣钱不少。
- We all hope we can find a job that pays a decent wage.我们都希望找到一份有像样工资的工作。
- Wages were paid on Fridays.每星期五发工资。
- They are prepared to work for wages well below the legal minimum.他们准备以远低于法定最低工资的工资工作。
- The average wage for unskilled workers is very low.非技术工人的平均工资非常低。
- 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月以来，工人们一直在举行罢工，要求提高工资。
- Tax and insurance are deducted from your wages.所得税和保险费从工资扣除。
- low/minimum wage earners拿低／最低工资的人
- 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
incomewage/wages ▪ pay ▪ salary ▪ earningsThese 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.
wage, pay or 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
FinanceIncome
- earn money/cash/(informal) a fortune/the minimum wage/a living wage
- make money/a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market
- acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune
- build up funds/savings
- get/receive/leave (somebody) an inheritance/a legacy
- live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension
- get/receive/draw/collect a pension
- depend/be dependent on (British English) benefits/(North American English) welfare/social security
Expenditure
- spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on…
- invest/put your savings in…
- throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on…
- lose your money/inheritance/pension
- use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings
- pay (in) cash
- use/pay by a credit/debit/contactless card
- pay by/make out a/write somebody a/accept a (British English) cheque/(US English) check
- change/exchange money/currency
- give/pay/leave (somebody) a deposit
Banks
- have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account
- credit/debit/pay something into/take money out of your account
- deposit money/funds in your account
- withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.
- (formal) make a deposit/withdrawal
- find/go to/use (especially North American English) an ATM/(British English) a cash machine/dispenser
- be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn
- use a mobile/an online banking app/platform/service
Personal finance
- manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially British English) sort out your finances
- plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget
- offer/extend credit (to somebody)
- arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft
- pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt
- pay for something in (especially British English) instalments/(North American English usually) installments
Financial difficulties
- get into debt/financial difficulties
- be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash
- run out of/owe money
- face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £…
- can’t afford the cost of…/payments/rent
- fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent
- incur/run up/accumulate debts
- tackle/reduce/settle your debts
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.他的周薪为 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
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French, of Germanic origin; related to wed.