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Updated June 2026
Payment received by a worker for labor, typically calculated hourly or daily.
“The minimum wage increased by two dollars per hour.”
/weɪʤ/
Common economic term with W-A-G-E pattern.
Worth 8 points; W provides good scoring value.
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