wage vs provide

wage is a noun but provide is not a noun.

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

As verbs, provide is a hyponym of wage; that is, provide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wage:

Other hyponyms of wage include offer, put up.

wage (noun)	provide (noun)
something that remunerates

wage (verb)	provide (verb)
carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)	take measures in preparation for
	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