wage fund, n.All

The Wage fund (n.) in ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠this procedure is the sum of the wages actually paid, called a fund given by God and Nature, then divided by the number of workers to discover what each is permitted to receive.

The Wage fund (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a fable that turns the workers' means of subsistence into a separate part of social wealth, confined by natural chains — a fund handed down by the grace of God and Bentham.