board wage

noun

A monetary allowance given to servants so that they can buy food for themselves.

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Meanings

nounboard wage (plural board wages)

plural board wages

  1. historicalA monetary allowance given to servants so that they can buy food for themselves.
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APA

board wage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/board%20wage

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“board wage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/board%20wage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “board wage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/board%20wage.

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