# wage vs waive

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wage
*noun · IPA /weɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #3,402*
An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.

### waive
*verb · IPA /weɪv/ · frequency rank #21,411*
To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forgo.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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