When the young stowaway was discovered, he was put to work as assistant to the cook without wages.

"We'll sign you on the Skipjack here as an extra hand; without wages, of course."

All worked without wages, except the artisans, who were paid from a collection taken from the people.

Four times the legislature has tried to solve the state's fiscal crisis without taxing wages.

Without rising wages, price increases are difficult to sustain.

It also meant that the striking miners themselves, unable to pay their energy bills without wages, were the only ones who lost out.

And without wages contributing to rising prices, few economists see them undermining the trend toward lower unemployment.

An indentured servant (who could be white or black) would work for several years (usually four to seven) without wages.

"We're having good productivity increases without jobs or wages growing."

He explained, for instance, why high unemployment can persist without wages falling.