provide vs wage

provide is not a noun while wage is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
provide	No	No	Yes	No
wage	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, wage is a hypernym of provide; that is, wage is a word with a broader meaning than provide:

Other hypernyms of provide include engage.

provide (noun)	wage (noun)
	something that remunerates

provide (verb)	wage (verb)
take measures in preparation for	carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
give something useful or necessary to
supply means of subsistence; earn a living
mount or put up
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain