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nonwage

nonwage adjective: not of or pertaining to a wage.

Adjective

nonwage (not comparable)

  1. Not of or pertaining to a wage.
    • The I.R.S. has told Congress that it taxes 99 percent of wage income, but only about 70 percent of nonwage income.2007 May 5, David Cay Johnston, “Surprising Finding in Capital Gains Study”, in New York Times

Origin of nonwage

From non- + wage.

Questions about nonwage

What does nonwage mean?
Nonwage means not of or pertaining to a wage.
What part of speech is nonwage?
Nonwage is an adjective.

Words near nonwage in the dictionary

  1. nonvulcanizable
  2. nonvulcanized
  3. nonvulgar
  4. nonvulnerable
  5. nonvulvar
  6. nonwage
  7. nonwaged
  8. nonwaiting
  9. nonwaivable
  10. nonwaived
  11. nonwaiver

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