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n. Plural in termination, but singular in signification. A compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; recompense; hire. A compensation given to a hired person for manual or other inferior services. A general term encompassing all pay given a hired person for his or her services, whether paid as a salary, commission, fee, etc. See Wage, n.

The term 'wages' does not include 'salary,' and the term 'wages earned' is an apt expression in regard to laborers who are only entitled to pay for services actually rendered, but is entirely inappropriate when used concerning public officers ...