Wages

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Rate of (mention only in Matt. 20:2); to be punctually paid (Lev. 19:13; Deut. 24:14, 15); judgements threatened against the withholding of (Jer. 22:13; Mal. 3:5; comp. James 5:4); paid in money (Matt. 20:1-14); to Jacob in kind (Gen. 29:15, 20; 30:28; 31:7, 8, 41).

Related Words

Wages
·noun A compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; recompense; hire. ·...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Wages
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Thirteen pence halfpenny; which, according to the vulgar tradition, was thus allotted: one shilling ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
seaman's wages
A proper object of the admiralty jurisdiction. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
wages remitted from abroad
When a ship on a foreign station has been commissioned twelve calendar months, every petty officer, ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
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is settled by act of parliament. In the merchant service seamen are paid by the month, and receive t...

The Sailor's Word-Book