wage+war

  • 21wage*/*/*/ — [weɪdʒ] noun [C] I a regular amount of money that you earn for working a daily/hourly/weekly wage[/ex] I ve usually spent all my wages by Tuesday.[/ex] What is the minimum wage here?[/ex] II verb [T] wage [weɪdʒ] to start and continue a war or… …

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  • 22wage — /weɪdʒ / (say wayj) noun 1. (often plural) that which is paid for work or services, as by the day or week; hire; pay. 2. (plural) Economics the share of the products of industry received by labour for its work, as distinct from the share going to …

  • 23war — I n. 1) to conduct, fight, wage war against, with 2) to make war 3) to declare war on; to go to war over 4) to escalate, step up a war 5) to lose; win a war 6) to ban, outlaw war 7) to end a war 8) an all out, full scale, total; global, world war …

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  • 24wage — wageless, adj. wagelessness, n. /wayj/, n., v., waged, waging. n. 1. Often, wages. money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week. Cf. living wage, minimum wage. 2. Usually, wages. Econ. the share of the… …

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  • 25War of the Gods (comics) — Supercbbox title = War of the Gods comic color = background:#8080ff caption = Cover art to issue #1. Art by George Pérez schedule = Monthly format = Mini series publisher = DC Comics date= September December 1991 issues = 4 main char team =… …

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  • 26war on terror —    The global war on terror, or terrorism, has the stated objective of ending international terrorism by preventing groups said to be terrorist in nature from posing a threat and putting an end to state sponsorship of terrorism. The invasion of… …

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  • 27wage — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, pledge, recompense, from Anglo French wage, gage, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wetti pledge more at wed Date: 14th century 1. a. a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 28wage — [[t]weɪdʒ[/t]] n. v. waged, wag•ing 1) bus Often, wages. money that is paid or received for work or services Compare living wage,minimum wage 2) wages, recompense or return: The wages of sin is death[/ex] 3) Obs. a pledge or security 4) to carry… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29war — war1 /wawr/, n., v., warred, warring, adj. n. 1. a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air. 2. a state or period of armed hostility or active military… …

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  • 30war — noun 1 WAR IN GENERAL (U) fighting between two or more countries or opposing groups within a country, involving large numbers of soldiers and weapons: Cambodia has been ravaged by war for the past 20 years. | war breaks out (=war begins): War… …

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