wages

(noun) a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing. Synonyms: reward, payoff. Examples: "The wages of sin is death." "Virtue is its own reward."

(noun) something that remunerates. Synonyms: wage, pay, earnings, remuneration, salary. Examples: "Wages were paid by check." "He wasted his pay on drink." "They saved a quarter of all their earnings."

(verb) carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns). Synonyms: engage, wage. Example: "Napoleon and hitler waged war against all of europe."