nonwage

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adjective

Not of or pertaining to a wage.

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Meanings

adjectivenonwage (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot of or pertaining to a wage.

    The I.R.S. has told Congress that it taxes 99 percent of wage income, but only about 70 percent of nonwage income.

    2007 May 5, David Cay Johnston, “Surprising Finding in Capital Gains Study”, in New York Times

Origin

From non- + wage.

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APA

nonwage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonwage

MLA

“nonwage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonwage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonwage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonwage.

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