wage

One entry found for wage.

Main Entry: ²wage
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): waged; wag·ing
Etymology: Middle English, to offer surety, put up as a stake, hire, from Anglo-French *wager, gager, from wage
transitive verb : to engage in or carry on <wage war> <wage a campaign>
intransitive verb : to be in process of occurring <the riot waged for several hours -- American Guide Series: Maryland>