Sodium hydroxide may be applied to prevent clogging of sewer pipes, and sodium carbonate is applied in water purification to neutralize acids. Sodium hydrogen carbonate is a constituent of backing powder, and is applied in textile and leather industries and in soap and cleanser production.
(wÄj) n. 1. A regular payment, usually on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis, made by an employer to an employee, especially for manual or unskilled work. 2. wages The price of labor in an economy. 3. often wages(used with a sing. or pl. verb) A fitting return; a recompense: the wages of sin. tr.v. waged, wagÂ·ing, wagÂ·es.
A wage is monetary compensation (or remuneration, personnel expenses, labor) paid by an employer to an employee in exchange for work done.Payment may be calculated as a fixed amount for each task completed (a task wage or piece rate), or at an hourly or daily rate, or based on an easily measured quantity of work done. wage is monetary compensation (or remuneration, personnel expenses, labor) paid by an employer to an employee in exchange for work done.