wage

A regular payment, usually on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis, made by an employer to an employee, especially for manual or unskilled work.

The price of labor in an economy.

A fitting return; a recompense.

To engage in (a war or campaign, for example).

A gage; a pledge; a stake.

That which is paid for a service rendered; what is paid for labor; hire: now usually in the plural.

Synonyms Pay, Hire, etc. See salary.

To pledge; bet; stake on a chance; lay; wager.

To venture on; hazard; attempt; encounter.

To engage in, as in a contest; carry on, as a war; undertake.