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lost wages

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lost wages¹

noun

  1. plural, plural only Income that a plaintiff in a lawsuit would have received but for the actions of the defendant, and for which the defendant is therefore liable.

Lost Wages²

Where it comes from

From Las Vegas. The city is famously the home of many casinos, where people may lose their wages: see lost, wages.

proper noun

  1. humorous Las Vegas (a city in Nevada).

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"lost wages." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lost%20wages. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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lost wages. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lost%20wages

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"lost wages." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lost%20wages.

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@misc{lost_wages_2026,
  title = {lost wages},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lost%20wages},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}