Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonwage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-wage
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not of or pertaining to a wage.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From non- + wage.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Questions

What does nonwage mean?: Not of or pertaining to a wage.
Where does nonwage come from?: From non- + wage.

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