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underwages

underwages is the plural of underwage.

underwages is the third-person singular simple present indicative of underwage.

Meaning of underwage

Noun

underwage (plural underwages)

  1. An unsufficient wage.
    • The underwage is theft because it means insufficient food and clothing, unhealthy dwellings, inadequate leisure and recreation.1921, Free Synagogue Pulpit, volume 6, page 41

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Questions about underwages

What is underwages the plural of?
Underwages is the plural of underwage.

Words near underwages in the dictionary

  1. undervoters
  2. undervotes
  3. undervoting
  4. underwage
  5. underwaged
  6. underwages
  7. underwaging
  8. underwarden
  9. underwardens
  10. underware
  11. underwarm

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