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91To scale a debt wages etc — Scale Scale, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scaled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scaling}.] To weigh or measure according to a scale; to measure; also, to grade or vary according to a scale or system. [1913 Webster] Scaling his present bearing with his past. Shak.… …
92To scale down a debt wages etc — Scale Scale, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scaled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scaling}.] To weigh or measure according to a scale; to measure; also, to grade or vary according to a scale or system. [1913 Webster] Scaling his present bearing with his past. Shak.… …
93The Wages of Destruction — is an award winning non fiction book detailing the economic history of Nazi Germany. Written by Adam Tooze, it was first published by Allen Lane in 2006. The Wages of Destruction won the Wolfson History Prize and the 2007 Longman History Today… …
94iron law of wages — Econ. the doctrine or theory that wages tend toward a level sufficient only to maintain a subsistence standard of living. Also called brazen law of wages. [1895 1900] * * * …
95nominal wages — Econ. wages measured in terms of money and not by their ability to command goods and services. Cf. real wages. [1895 1900] * * * …
96real wages — /ree euhl, reel/ wages estimated not in money but in purchasing power. Cf. nominal wages. [1880 85] * * * …
97assignment of wages — n. Assigning the right to collect wages to a creditor of the wage earner. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
98back wages — n. Wages earned in the past but not yet paid. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
99net wages — ➔ wage …
100nominal wages — ➔ wage …
