Wage
131wage theory — ▪ economics portion of economic theory that attempts to explain the determination of the payment of labour. A brief treatment of wage theory follows. For full treatment, see wage and salary. The subsistence theory of wages,… …
132wage earner — noun someone who earn wages in return for their labor • Syn: ↑earner • Derivationally related forms: ↑earn (for: ↑earner) • Hypernyms: ↑jobholder …