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- wage differential/weɪdʒ ˌdɪf.əˈren.ʃəl/A difference in pay rates for the same or similar work, typically based on factors like experience, location, gender, or industry.nounC1
- wage earner/ˈweɪdʒ ˌɜː.nər/A person who works for a regular payment (wages), especially someone in non-managerial employment who relies on this income to live.nounB2
- wage incentive/weɪdʒ ɪnˈsɛntɪv/A payment or benefit offered to employees to motivate increased productivity or performance.nounC1
- wage scale/ˈweɪdʒ ˌskeɪl/A structured schedule or system that sets the range of pay rates for different jobs or levels within an organisation, often based on factors like experience, qualifications, or seniority.nounB2
- wage slave/ˈweɪdʒ ˌsleɪv/A person who is completely dependent on their job's salary to survive, often implying they are trapped in unfulfilling, low-paying work.nounC1/C2
- wage-push inflation/ˌweɪdʒ pʊʃ ɪnˈfleɪʃən/A type of inflation caused primarily by rising wages that increase production costs, leading businesses to raise prices.nounC1
- wager/ˈweɪ.dʒə(r)/To risk money on the result of an uncertain event; a bet.nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
- wages council/ˈweɪdʒɪz ˈkaʊnsəl/A statutory body, historically in the UK, responsible for setting minimum wages in specific low-paying industries.nounLow (historical/legal term)
- wageworker/ˈweɪdʒˌwɜːkə/A person who works for wages or a salary, as opposed to being self-employed or an employer.nounC2
- wagga/ˈwɒɡə/An Aboriginal Australian word for crow; specifically used as a local term in some regions of New South Wales.nounVery low (obscure regional term outside of toponymy)
- wagga wagga/ˌwɒɡə ˈwɒɡə/Proper noun referring to a city in New South Wales, Australia; also used as a nickname for the city.nounC2 (Very low frequency outside Australian context; proper noun)
- waggery/ˈwaɡəri/playful, mischievous, or joking behaviour; jesting humour.nounLow
- waggle/ˈwæɡ.əl/To move or cause to move with short, quick, side-to-side or up-and-down motions.nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
- waggle dance/ˈwæɡl dɑːns/A specific movement pattern performed by honeybees to communicate the location of a food source to other bees.nounC1-C2
- waggler/ˈwæɡlə/A person or thing that waggles (moves with short, quick motions from side to side or up and down).nounC2 (Very low frequency; specialized term)
- waggon/ˈwaɡən/A four-wheeled vehicle, typically one that is large and heavy, for transporting goods or passengers, often drawn by horses.nounMid-frequency
- wagner/ˈvɑːɡnə(r)/A surname, most famously belonging to the German composer Richard Wagner (1813–1883).nounC2
- wagner act/ˈvɑːɡnər ækt/The common name for the National Labor Relations Act of 1935, a foundational US law that guaranteed workers' rights to organize, form unions, and engage in collective bargaining.nounLow
- wagner-jauregg/ˌvɑːɡnər ˈjaʊrɛk/A proper name referring to Julius Wagner-Jauregg (1857-1940), an Austrian physician and Nobel laureate in Physiology/Medicine (1927).nounExtremely low
- wagnerian/vɑːɡˈnɪə.ri.ən/Relating to the German composer Richard Wagner, his music, or his operatic style.adjectivenounC1
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