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lost wages

lost wages noun: income that a plaintiff in a lawsuit would have received but for the actions of the defendant, and for which the defendant is therefore liable.

Noun

lost wages pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Income that a plaintiff in a lawsuit would have received but for the actions of the defendant, and for which the defendant is therefore liable.

Proper noun capitalized: Lost Wages

Lost Wages

  1. (humorous) Las Vegas (a city in Nevada).

Origin of lost wages

From Las Vegas. The city is famously the home of many casinos, where people may lose their wages: see lost, wages.

Questions about lost wages

What does lost wages mean?
Lost wages means income that a plaintiff in a lawsuit would have received but for the actions of the defendant, and for which the defendant is therefore liable.
What part of speech is lost wages?
Lost wages can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near lost wages in the dictionary

  1. lost to history
  2. lost to the world
  3. lost to time
  4. lost touch
  5. lost track
  6. lost wages
  7. lost wax
  8. lost weekend
  9. lost weekends
  10. lost with all hands
  11. lost world

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