See Also: wage(medicine)
wage(1)(dictionary)
wage(2)(dictionary)
Wage(money)
wage 1, noun(dictionary)
Minimum wage(finance)
Wage assignment(finance)
Wage or wages(finance)
wage-packet(dictionary)
wage-earner(dictionary)

wage(2) (iou)



wage verb. ME.
[Anglo-Norman wager, Old Northern French wagier, waigier = Old French guagier (mod. gager), from guage: see WAGE noun.]
I. verb trans. Deposit or give as a pledge or security. ME-L18.
verb trans. fig. Offer (one's oath etc.) as security for the fulfilment of a promise etc. rare. LME-L16.
verb trans. Law (now Hist.).
a. wage one's law, wage the law, defend an action by wager of law; go to law. LME.
b. wage battle, pledge oneself to fight a lawsuit. M16.
verb trans. Venture, risk the loss of (arch.); (now Scot.) stake, wager, bet. LME.
Henry Fielding I would wage a shilling that the pedestrian outstripped the equestrian travellers.
II. verb trans.
a. Engage or employ for wages; hire, esp. for military service. ME-M17.
b. Bribe. LME-L18.
verb trans. Pay wages to. Now chiefly as WAGED ppl adjective. LME.
I. D'Israeli The master dresses and wages highly his pampered train.
verb trans. Put out to hire. rare (Spenser). Only in L16.
III.
verb trans. Carry on (war, a conflict or contest). LME.
I. Murdoch I had..waged a battle with Georgie's..lack of taste. C. Phillips ETA,..of the Basque separatist movement, is waging a campaign against the Government.
b. verb intrans. Struggle, contend against; struggle through difficulties; contend in rivalry. Only in 17.
verb trans. Wield (a weapon etc.). rare (now Scot.). M19.