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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWage income
/ˈweɪdʒ ˈɪn.kəm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Money received for work or services performed, typically calculated on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis, or as a periodic salary.
"Higher taxation on wage income can directly impact the purchasing power of the working class." - 2
Earnings generated strictly through active employment as distinguished from passive or investment income.
"The financial advisor recommended diversifying beyond just wage income by building an investment portfolio."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound of 'wage', derived from the Old Northern French 'wager' (to pledge, guarantee, or pay), and 'income', originating from Middle English meaning that which comes in as a periodic yield. Historically consolidated in modern economic and labor lexicons during the industrial era, it specifically denotes earnings derived from hourly or salaried labor rather than investment or capital gains.
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revenu salarial
Transliteration: ʁəvəny salaʁjal
"Le revenu salarial de la classe moyenne a stagné cette année."
Lohngehalt
Transliteration: loːnɡəˌhalt
"Das Lohngehalt unterliegt der progressiven Einkommensteuer."
reddito da lavoro dipendente
Transliteration: ˈrɛddito da laˈvoro dipeˈndɛnte
"Il reddito da lavoro dipendente costituisce la sua unica entrata."
ingreso salarial
Transliteration: inˈɡɾeso salaˈɾjal
"El ingreso salarial debe ajustarse según la tasa de inflación."
rendimento do trabalho
Transliteration: ʁen.diˈmẽ.tu du tɾaˈba.ʎu
"O rendimento do trabalho é tributado na fonte."
वेतन आय
Transliteration: vetan āy
"अधिकांश परिवारों की मुख्य आजीविका वेतन आय पर निर्भर करती है।"
工资收入
Transliteration: gōngzī shōurù
"提高中低收入者的工资收入是当前的重要任务。"
근로 소득
Transliteration: geullo sodeuk
"정부는 근로 소득에 대한 세제 혜택을 확대하기로 했다."
勤労所得
Transliteration: kinrō shotoku
"勤労所得の格差是正が経済政策の主要な課題となっている。"
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