A wage is money paid for work, often calculated by the hour.
The idea
Use a wage for a rate or amount and wages for earnings: an hourly wage, weekly wages.
Examples
- The café pays an hourly wage.
- Her wage rose after the training.
- Workers receive their wages each week.
- The advertisement states the hourly wage.
- They earned higher wages during the harvest.
- A higher wage can help with transport costs.
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An hourly wage is a rate, not necessarily the total received; hours worked affect the amount.
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Choose the best word. The farm offers an hourly ___. (wage / wages)
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wage
wage names one hourly rate after an.
Choose the best word. The workers collected their weekly ___. (wage / wages)
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wages
wages refers to the workers’ weekly earnings.
Choose the best word. The shop ___ a fair wage. (pays / borrows)
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pays
pays describes what the shop gives for work.
Practice round
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Choose the best word. The farm offers an hourly ___. (wage / wages)
Choose the best word. The workers collected their weekly ___. (wage / wages)
Choose the best word. The shop ___ a fair wage. (pays / borrows)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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