wage

wage
I wei‹ verb
(to carry on or engage in (especially a war): The North waged war on/against the South.) føre (krig)
II wei‹
((also wages noun plural) a regular, usually weekly rather than monthly, payment for the work that one does: He spends all his wages on books; What is his weekly wage?) lønn, gasje
gasje
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lønn
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lønning
I
subst. \/weɪdʒ\/
1) lønn, gasje, hyre (sjøfart)
• at a wage of £400 a week
for en ukelønn på 400 pund
2) lønns-, lønnings-
• he's a wage slave
han er lønnsslave
• here's your wage slip
her er lønnsslippen din
3) (bibelsk) sold, lønn, gjengjeldelse
• the wages of sin is death
syndens sold er døden
freeze wages innføre lønnsstopp
wage demand lønnskrav
wage dispute lønnskonflikt
wage earner lønnstaker
wage packet lønningspose
wage pause (tilfeldig) lønnsstopp
wages lønn (økonomi) lønninger
• when wages are high, prices are high
når lønningene er høye, er prisene høye
• they pay daily wages
de betaler dagslønn
• I want weekly wages
jeg vil ha ukelønn
wage scale lønnsskala
wage talks lønnsforhandlinger
wage worker (amer.) lønnstaker
II
verb \/weɪdʒ\/
føre, utkjempe, drive
• they wage a battle against the enemy
de utkjemper en kamp mot fienden
• she wages a campaign
hun driver en kampanje
wage war føre krig

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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