waged

Word family

waged /weɪdʒd/ adjectiveadj

1. waged work or employment is work for which you get paid 〔工作〕支取工资的，有薪的 OPP unwaged

2. someone who is waged has a job for which they earn money 〔人〕领工资的，有付酬工作的 OPP unwaged

Examples from the Corpus

waged• Wars are waged, as ever, over real territory and real spheres of influence.• There is no counterpart to the health and safety legislation of waged employment.• Many others made up the array of artisan manufacturers, either as independent masters or, increasingly, as waged journeymen.• Departments waged paper war on each other; if nothing else it provided employment.• But then the disenfranchised men waged war and the ensuing chaos is with us still.• She had to watch and attend while her parents waged war.• The switch to waged work of previously independent producers also increased union membership.• The question then arises, how did these activists develop such a consciousness as waged workers and trade unionists?

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