Wage

waj, v. t. [waged (wajd), waging.] To pledge, hazard on the event of a contest, stake, bet, lay, wager; to expose one's self to (a risk), venture; to carry on (a war). —?i. That for which one labors; hire; stipend; salary; pay; compensation; remuneration; fruit; stipulated payment for service performed, — almost solely in pi. — Wa'ges, -jez, n. A compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; hire; stipend; salary; pay; recompense.—Wa'ger, -jer, n. Something deposited or hazarded, on the event of a contest or some unsettled question; a bet; stake; pledge; that on which bets are laid. — v. t. [wagered (-jerd), wagering.] To hazard on the i ue of a contest, or on som« question that is to be decided, or on some casualty; to lay, bet. — v. i. To make a bet, lay a wager. — Wager of battle. (Anc. Law.) The giving of gage or ■ pledge for trying a cause by single combat, formerly allowed in military, criminal, and civil causes.