Clues for the word "WAGE"

We've had 114 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 344 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mindfood Daily crossword on July 14, 2026.

Definition of wage

v. t. - To pledge; to hazard on the event of a contest; to stake; to bet, to lay; to wager; as, to wage a dollar.
v. t. - To expose one's self to, as a risk; to incur, as a danger; to venture; to hazard.
v. t. - To engage in, as a contest, as if by previous gage or pledge; to carry on, as a war.
v. t. - To adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; to hire out.
v. t. - To put upon wages; to hire; to employ; to pay wages to.
v. t. - To give security for the performance of.
v. i. - To bind one's self; to engage.
v. t. - That which is staked or ventured; that for which one incurs risk or danger; prize; gage.
v. t. - That for which one labors; meed; reward; stipulated payment for service performed; hire; pay; compensation; -- at present generally used in the plural. See Wages.