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Nonwage vs Nonage - What's the difference?

nonwage | nonage |

As an adjective nonwage

is not of or pertaining to a wage.

As a noun nonage is

the state of being under legal age; minority, the fact of being a minor or nonage can be (obsolete|rare) a payment formerly made from to the parish clergy upon the death of a parishioner, consisting of a ninth of the movable goods.

nonwage

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Not of or pertaining to a wage.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=May 5, author=David Cay Johnston, title=Surprising Finding in Capital Gains Study, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The I.R.S. has told Congress that it taxes 99 percent of wage income, but only about 70 percent of nonwage income. }}

    nonage

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) nounage, corresponding to .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The state of being under legal age; minority, the fact of being a minor.
  • * 1723 , Charles Walker, Memoirs of the Life of Sally Salisbury :
    • The other he used to recreate himself with, after he had been solemnly Contracted to his intended Spouse who was in her Nonage , and kept her till his Wife was ripe for Consummation.

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, rare) A payment formerly made from to the parish clergy upon the death of a parishioner, consisting of a ninth of the movable goods.

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