Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with wage in American Collocation
wage
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
fair or reasonable
We want these women to be able to work for a decent wage without being exploited.
low
Out of his meagre wages, very little was left with which to buy food.
set by law
They are calling for an immediate rise in the minimum wage for 16–18 year-olds.
too low to live on
This obsession with low prices has led to poverty wages and ever-worsening working conditions.
get a wage
Knowing a foreign language means you can earn better wages and have the possibility of international travel.
increase wages
The labour shortages following the Black Death forced employers to raise workers’ wages.
reduce wages
Luckily, they were not docked any wages for being late.
earn extra money
He supplemented his wages by selling details of the company’s secret “recipe”.
reduction
Of course that will mean wage restraint for the lower grades in the civil service.
increase
This means that the economy can sustain a lower rate of unemployment without triggering off a renewed burst of wage inflation.
differences between people’s wages
Economists claim that globalisation did not cause the rise in wage inequality.