wage

wage
wage [{{t}}weɪdʒ]
1 noun
(a) (pay → of worker) salaire m, paye f, paie f; (→ of servant) gages mpl;
∎ her wage is or her wages are only £100 a week elle ne gagne que 100 livres par semaine;
∎ his employers took it out of his wages ses employeurs l'ont prélevé sur sa paie;
∎ {{}}British{{}} a wages and prices or a wage-price spiral une spirale des prix et des salaires;
∎ {{}}humorous{{}} I'm fed up with being a wage slave j'en ai assez d'être obligé de gagner ma vie
(b) (reward) salaire m, récompense f;
∎ {{}}Bible{{}} the wages of sin is death la mort est le prix du péché
2 compound-forming noun
(claim, demand, settlement) salarial; (increase, incentive) de salaire
3 transitive verb
∎ to wage war on or against faire la guerre contre;
∎ the government have decided to wage war on drug trafficking le gouvernement a résolu de partir en guerre contre les trafiquants de drogue;
∎ to wage a campaign for/against sth faire campagne pour/contre qch
►► wage attachment order ordre m de saisie sur salaire (émis par le fisc);
wage bargaining (UNCOUNT) négociations fpl salariales;
wage bill masse f salariale, charges fpl salariales;
wage bracket fourchette f de salaire;
wage ceiling salaire m plafonné;
wage claim revendication f salariale;
wage cut réduction f de salaire, réduction f salariale;
{{}}British{{}} wage differential écart m salarial;
wage earner salarié(e) m,f;
∎ they are both wage earners ils sont salariés tous les deux, ils ont tous les deux un salaire;
wage freeze gel m ou blocage m des salaires;
wage inflation inflation f des salaires;
{{}}Accountancy{{}} wages ledger journal m de paie;
{{}}British{{}} wage packet (envelope) paie f en espèces; (money) paie f, salaire f;
wage policy politique f salariale ou des salaires;
wage pyramid pyramide f des salaires;
wage rise augmentation f de salaire;
wage scale échelle f des salaires;
wage slip fiche f de paie, bulletin m de salaire;
wage structure structure f des salaires

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