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wage

/ˈweɪdʒ/WAYJ
/ˈweɪdʒ/WAYJ

Meaninga pledge

Common meaning: pay for work

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchwage‘a pledge’source
  2. Middle Englishwagesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa pledge → pay for workwage‘pay for work’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old French wage ‘a pledge’.

Roots

  • wage Old French “a pledge”

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