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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old North French |
| Origin: | 'guarantee, wage' |
Related topics:1 [singular] also wages [plural]BEW money you earn that is paid according to the number of hours, days, or weeks that you work [↪ salary]:
wage levels/rates (=fixed amounts of money paid for particular jobs)
➔ see usage note pay22 money you earn for work that is enough to pay for the basic things that you need to live :
a living wage
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pay, salary, wages, wage, income, feePay is the money that you earn by working • The pay is much better in the private sector. • people on low pay • pay negotiationsSomeone's salary is the money they are paid every month by their employer, especially someone in a profession, such as a teacher or a lawyer • Some managers earn annual salaries of over £80,000. Use wages to refer to the money that someone is paid every week by their employer, especially someone who works in a factory or a shop • Some companies pay higher wages than others. !! Do not use wages before a noun. Use wage • wage earnersSomeone's income is all the money that they receive regularly, for work or for any other reason • families on low incomes • Rent from the old farm was their only source of income.Use fee to refer to the money paid to a lawyer, doctor, or similar qualified worker for a piece of work they have done • Your accountant's fees are too high. • legal fees ➔ See also pay
WORD CHOICE pay, salary, wages, wage, income, feePay is the money that you earn by working • The pay is much better in the private sector. • people on low pay • pay negotiationsSomeone's salary is the money they are paid every month by their employer, especially someone in a profession, such as a teacher or a lawyer • Some managers earn annual salaries of over £80,000. Use wages to refer to the money that someone is paid every week by their employer, especially someone who works in a factory or a shop • Some companies pay higher wages than others. !! Do not use wages before a noun. Use wage • wage earnersSomeone's income is all the money that they receive regularly, for work or for any other reason • families on low incomes • Rent from the old farm was their only source of income.Use fee to refer to the money paid to a lawyer, doctor, or similar qualified worker for a piece of work they have done • Your accountant's fees are too high. • legal fees ➔ See also pay
