wages

  • 121nominal wages — nom′inal wag′es n. pl. bus wages measured in terms of money and not by their actual purchasing ability • Etymology: 1895–1900 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 122starvation wages — /staˈveɪʃən weɪdʒəz/ (say stah vayshuhn wayjuhz) plural noun wages insufficient to support the earner and dependants, if any, above subsistence level …

  • 123assignment of wages — Transfer of right to collect wages from wage earner to creditor; generally, statutes govern the extent to which such assignment may be made …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 124current wages — Such as are paid periodically, or from time to time as the services are rendered or the work is performed; more particularly, wages for the current period, hence not including such as are past due or deferred. See also minimum wage …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 125assignment of wages — Transfer of right to collect wages from wage earner to creditor; generally, statutes govern the extent to which such assignment may be made …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 126current wages — Such as are paid periodically, or from time to time as the services are rendered or the work is performed; more particularly, wages for the current period, hence not including such as are past due or deferred. See also minimum wage …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 127incentive wages — Bonuses or other payments made to employees in addition to guaranteed hourly wages. 31 Am J Rev ed Labor § 615. See incentive compensation …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 128prevailing wages — See prevailing rate of wages …

    Ballentine's law dictionary