noun · neutral
wage
/weɪdʒ/WAGE
Band 4-5task2speaking
money paid, typically hourly or daily, to a worker for labour or services
Examples
“Farm workers usually receive low wages.”
“The company agreed to increase the minimum wage.”
“He earns a good wage as a skilled technician.”
Band 8 sentence
“Low wages in the sector have prompted calls for a review of the minimum wage policy.”
Collocations
- minimum wage
- hourly wage
- wage increase
Word family
wage nounwages noun (plural form often used)wage (verb) verb (less common)
Common mistakes
He gets a high salary for daily work.→He gets a high wage for daily work.
The wages is low.→The wages are low.
Say it for a higher band
5pay→6income→7+wage
Synonyms
pay
income
Easily confused
salary
“She gets a good salary as an office manager.”
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