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#COLLOCATIONS ◼️Wage {noun} 💠money you earn for doing your job [Grammar Often plural] ✨ADJECTIVES ◾️ high wages ◾️ low wages ◾️ good wages ◾️ a decent wage (=a fairly good one) ◾️ the hourly/ daily/ monthly etc wage ◾️ the minimum wage (=the lowest wage that a company can pay someone according to the law) ◾️ the basic wage (=before extra amounts are added) ◾️ lost wages (=the amount you lose by not being able to work) ✨VERBS ◾️ earn a wage also be on a wage BrE ◾️ get/ receive a wage ◾️ pay a wage ◾️ supplement your wages (=earn extra money) ◾️ dock sb’s wages (=give someone less money as a punishment) ◾️ push up/ raise wages (=increase them) ◾️ hold down/ keep down wages (=keep them at a low level) ◾️ wages increase/ rise ◾️ wages fall ✨wage + NOUNS ◾️ a wage increase/ rise ◾️ a wage reduction/ cut ◾️ a wage freeze (=wages stay the same) ◾️ wage levels/ rates ◾️ the wage bill (=the amount a company has to pay in wages) ◾️ a wage earner (=someone who earns a wage) ◾️ wage differentials (=differences in people’s wages) ✨PHRASES ◾️ a cut/ drop in wages (=someone’s wages are reduced) ◾️ a fall/ decline in wages (=wages become lower generally) ◾️ an increase/ rise in wages