Is "wages" a countable noun?

2 Answers
Jul 3, 2017

Yes.

Explanation:

You can count a wage (as in the amount).

Yes, the noun 'wages' is a countable noun.

Explanation:

A countable noun is a word that has a singular and a plural form.
The singular noun is 'wage'.
The plural noun is 'wages'.

Examples:
Mark earns a good wage at his new job. (singular)
The wages at his company are above average. (plural)

Note: The word 'wage' is also a verb: wage, wages, waging, waged.