HyperDic: wages

English > 1 sense of the word wages:
NOUNeventwages, reward, payoffa recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
wages > pronunciation
Soundswey'jhahz; wey'jhihz
Rhymesabuzz ... services: 30 rhymes with ahz...
Agassiz ... wiz: 36 rhymes with ihz...
English > wages: 1 sense > noun 1, event
MeaningA recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing.
Example"the wages of sin is death"
Synonymsreward, payoff
Broaderconsequence, aftermathThe outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
Spanishpago, recompensa
Catalanrecompensa, retribució

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