| Wage (wage) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Wage |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Waged (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Waging (?).] [OE. wagen, OF. wagier, gagier, to
pledge, promise, F. gager to wager, lay, bet, fr. LL. wadium
a pl |
To pledge; to hazard on the event of a contest;
to stake; to bet, to lay; to wager; as, to wage a dollar.
To expose one's self to, as a risk; to incur, as
a danger; to venture; to hazard.
To engage in, as a contest, as if by previous
gage or pledge; to carry on, as a war.
To adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; to
hire out.
To put upon wages; to hire; to employ; to pay
wages to.
To give security for the
performance of.
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To bind one's self; to
engage.
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That which is staked or ventured; that for which
one incurs risk or danger; prize; gage.
That for which one labors; meed; reward;
stipulated payment for service performed; hire; pay; compensation; -- at
present generally used in the plural. See Wages.
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