Significado de wage en inglés
wagewage1 /weɪdʒ/ noun 
Ver todas las traducciones1[singular] (also wages [plural]) money you earn that is paid according to the number of hours, days, or weeks that you workdinero que se gana y se paga según el número de horas, días o semanas trabajadas: 
He earns a good wage.Él gana un buen salario.wage increase (also wage rise )British English The wage increases will come into effect in June.Los aumentos salariales entrarán en vigor en junio.daily/weekly etc wage a weekly wage of $250un salario semanal de $250wage levels/rates (=fixed amounts of money paid for particular jobs)(=cantidades fijas de dinero pagadas por trabajos específicos)2a living wage money you earn for work that is enough to pay for the basic things that you need to livedinero que se gana trabajando y que alcanza para cubrir las necesidades básicas de vida: The church no longer paid a living wage.La iglesia ya no pagaba un salario digno.3wage freeze an action taken by a company, government etc to stop wages increasingmedida adoptada por una empresa, el gobierno, etc., para impedir que los salarios aumenten4wage claim the amount of money asked for by workers as an increase in wagesla cantidad de dinero que los trabajadores exigen como aumento de salarioCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadjectivesadjetivoshigh· The factory workers are demanding higher wages.Los trabajadores de la fábrica exigen salarios más altos.low· There are high numbers of people on low wages.Hay un gran número de personas con salarios bajos.good· They were earning good wages.Ellos ganaban buenos salarios.· Wages are good compared to other occupations.Los salarios son buenos en comparación con otras ocupaciones.a decent wage (=one that is reasonable and allows you to buy what you need)· Jobs in the factories used to pay a decent wage, but those jobs are gone now.Los empleos en las fábricas solían pagar un salario decente, pero esos trabajos ya no existen.the hourly/daily/monthly etc wage· The average daily wage was £100.El salario diario promedio era de £100.the minimum wage (=the lowest amount of money that an employer can legally pay to a worker)· a rise in the minimum wageun aumento del salario mínimothe basic wage (=what someone earns before overtime pay, tips, or bonuses are added)· The basic wage paid at the factory is the lowest in the auto industry, but with bonuses, the total compensation is the highest.El salario base que paga la fábrica es el más bajo de la industria automotriz, pero con los bonos, la remuneración total es la más alta.real wages (=a calculation of how much your wages will buy, usually compared to how much you were able to buy in the past)· Average real wages rose by 26% between 1919 and 1929.Los salarios reales promedio aumentaron un 26% entre 1919 y 1929.wage + NOUNwage + SUSTANTIVOa wage increase/rise· The rail workers demanded a 20% wage increase.Los trabajadores ferroviarios exigieron un aumento salarial del 20%.a wage reduction/cut· Those who kept their jobs had to take large wage cuts.Quienes conservaron su empleo tuvieron que aceptar grandes recortes salariales.wage levels/rates· Wage levels remained low during the 1930s.Los niveles salariales se mantuvieron bajos durante la década de 1930.verbsverbosearn a wage· Both parents were earning a wage, yet money was still tight.Ambos padres estaban ganando un salario, pero el dinero seguía siendo escaso.pay a wage· Some firms still paid lower wages to female workers.Algunas empresas todavía pagaban salarios más bajos a las trabajadoras.raise wages· He was able to raise the wages of some key staff.Él pudo aumentar los salarios de algunos empleados clave.
Ver todas las traducciones1[singular] (also wages [plural]) money you earn that is paid according to the number of hours, days, or weeks that you workdinero que se gana y se paga según el número de horas, días o semanas trabajadas: He earns a good wage.Él gana un buen salario.wage increase (also wage rise )British English The wage increases will come into effect in June.Los aumentos salariales entrarán en vigor en junio.daily/weekly etc wage a weekly wage of $250un salario semanal de $250wage levels/rates (=fixed amounts of money paid for particular jobs)(=cantidades fijas de dinero pagadas por trabajos específicos)2a living wage money you earn for work that is enough to pay for the basic things that you need to livedinero que se gana trabajando y que alcanza para cubrir las necesidades básicas de vida: The church no longer paid a living wage.La iglesia ya no pagaba un salario digno.3wage freeze an action taken by a company, government etc to stop wages increasingmedida adoptada por una empresa, el gobierno, etc., para impedir que los salarios aumenten4wage claim the amount of money asked for by workers as an increase in wagesla cantidad de dinero que los trabajadores exigen como aumento de salarioCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadjectivesadjetivoshigh· The factory workers are demanding higher wages.Los trabajadores de la fábrica exigen salarios más altos.low· There are high numbers of people on low wages.Hay un gran número de personas con salarios bajos.good· They were earning good wages.Ellos ganaban buenos salarios.· Wages are good compared to other occupations.Los salarios son buenos en comparación con otras ocupaciones.a decent wage (=one that is reasonable and allows you to buy what you need)· Jobs in the factories used to pay a decent wage, but those jobs are gone now.Los empleos en las fábricas solían pagar un salario decente, pero esos trabajos ya no existen.the hourly/daily/monthly etc wage· The average daily wage was £100.El salario diario promedio era de £100.the minimum wage (=the lowest amount of money that an employer can legally pay to a worker)· a rise in the minimum wageun aumento del salario mínimothe basic wage (=what someone earns before overtime pay, tips, or bonuses are added)· The basic wage paid at the factory is the lowest in the auto industry, but with bonuses, the total compensation is the highest.El salario base que paga la fábrica es el más bajo de la industria automotriz, pero con los bonos, la remuneración total es la más alta.real wages (=a calculation of how much your wages will buy, usually compared to how much you were able to buy in the past)· Average real wages rose by 26% between 1919 and 1929.Los salarios reales promedio aumentaron un 26% entre 1919 y 1929.wage + NOUNwage + SUSTANTIVOa wage increase/rise· The rail workers demanded a 20% wage increase.Los trabajadores ferroviarios exigieron un aumento salarial del 20%.a wage reduction/cut· Those who kept their jobs had to take large wage cuts.Quienes conservaron su empleo tuvieron que aceptar grandes recortes salariales.wage levels/rates· Wage levels remained low during the 1930s.Los niveles salariales se mantuvieron bajos durante la década de 1930.verbsverbosearn a wage· Both parents were earning a wage, yet money was still tight.Ambos padres estaban ganando un salario, pero el dinero seguía siendo escaso.pay a wage· Some firms still paid lower wages to female workers.Algunas empresas todavía pagaban salarios más bajos a las trabajadoras.raise wages· He was able to raise the wages of some key staff.Él pudo aumentar los salarios de algunos empleados clave.wagewage2 verb [transitive] to be involved in a war against someone, or a fight against somethinglibrar una guerra contra alguien o llevar a cabo una lucha contra algowage war (on somebody/something) The police are waging war on drug pushers in the city.La policía está librando una guerra contra los traficantes de drogas en la ciudad.wage a campaign/struggle/battle etc The council has waged a vigorous campaign against the proposal.El consejo ha llevado a cabo una enérgica campaña en contra de la propuesta.
to be involved in a war against someone, or a fight against somethinglibrar una guerra contra alguien o llevar a cabo una lucha contra algowage war (on somebody/something) The police are waging war on drug pushers in the city.La policía está librando una guerra contra los traficantes de drogas en la ciudad.wage a campaign/struggle/battle etc The council has waged a vigorous campaign against the proposal.El consejo ha llevado a cabo una enérgica campaña en contra de la propuesta.