wage

1. 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. Source: opted

2. v. t. To expose one's self to, as a risk; to incur, as a danger; to venture; to hazard. Source: opted

3. v. t. To engage in, as a contest, as if by previous gage or pledge; to carry on, as a war. Source: opted

4. v. t. To adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; to hire out. Source: opted

5. v. t. To put upon wages; to hire; to employ; to pay wages to. Source: opted

6. v. t. To give security for the performance of. Source: opted

7. v. i. To bind one's self; to engage. Source: opted

8. v. t. That which is staked or ventured; that for which one incurs risk or danger; prize; gage. Source: opted

9. 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. Source: opted

10. n. something that remunerates Source: wordnet

11. v. carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns) Source: wordnet

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