wage

US /weɪdʒ/UK /weɪdʒ/

Definition

something that remunerates

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

The government announced a 5% raise in the national minimum wage.

earningsthe excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
pay ratehaving a meaning similar to wage

Easy minimum wage increase
describing minimum wage increase (the smallest possible quantity)
Medium competitive hourly wage rate
describing competitive hourly wage rate (involving competition or competitiveness)
Hard wage-price spiral fuels inflation
a collocation phrase: wage-price spiral fuels inflation
Very Hard wage a ruthless war of attrition
to wage a ruthless war of attrition, meaning to carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)

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