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wage [weɪdʒ]1 noun∎ 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∎ Bible the wages of sin is death la mort est le prix du péché(claim, demand, settlement) salarial; (increase, incentive) de salaire∎ 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;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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