wage+war

  • 11War Plan Red — was a military document outlining a hypothetical war between the United States and the British Empire (the Red forces). It was developed by the United States Army during the mid 1920s, and was officially withdrawn in 1939, when it and others like …

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  • 12war — [n] armed conflict battle, bloodshed, cold war, combat, conflict, contention, contest, enmity, fighting, hostilities, hostility, police action, strife, strike, struggle, warfare; concept 320 Ant. ceasefire, peace war [v] fight, battle attack,… …

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  • 13war´ri|orlike´ — war|ri|or «WR ee uhr, WOR », noun, adjective. –n. a fighting man; experienced soldier. –adj. belonging to or characteristic of a warrior; martial. ╂[< Old North French werreieor < werreier wage war < werre; see etym. under war1 (Cf.… …

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  • 14war|ri|or — «WR ee uhr, WOR », noun, adjective. –n. a fighting man; experienced soldier. –adj. belonging to or characteristic of a warrior; martial. ╂[< Old North French werreieor < werreier wage war < werre; see etym. under war1 (Cf. ↑war)]… …

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  • 15wage — wage1 W3 [weıdʒ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old North French; Origin: guarantee, wage ] 1.) [singular] also wages [plural] money you earn that is paid according to the number of hours, days, or weeks that you work →↑salary ▪ He earns a good wage …

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  • 16wage — 1 noun 1 (singular) also wages (plural) money you earn that is paid according to the number of hours, days, or weeks that you work: The job s not very exciting, but he earns a good wage. | wage increase also wage rise BrE: The wage increases will …

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  • 17wage — I UK [weɪdʒ] / US noun [countable] Word forms wage : singular wage plural wages *** wage or wages a) an amount of money that you earn for working, usually according to how many hours or days you work each week or month daily/hourly/weekly wage… …

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  • 18wage — 01. The minimum [wage] is now over $8.00 an hour. 02. [Wages] in the United States are much higher than in Mexico. 03. As an experienced electrician, she earns a very good [wage]. 04. I hope to earn a good [wage] if I become fluent in English. 05 …

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  • 19wage — wage1 [ weıdʒ ] noun count ** wage or wages an amount of money that you earn for working, usually according to how many hours or days you work each week or month: daily/hourly/weekly wage They re protesting about low wages. a. only before noun… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20war */*/*/ — UK [wɔː(r)] / US [wɔr] noun Word forms war : singular war plural wars 1) [uncountable] fighting between two or more countries that involves the use of armed forces and usually continues for a long time The negotiations failed, and war now seemed… …

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