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minimum wage
noun
the lowest wage payable to employees in general or to designated employees as fixed by law or by union agreement.
Origin:
1855–60
1855–60
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ə adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a minimum wage: minimum-wage demands.
2.
paid or earning a minimum wage: a minimum-wage worker.
3.
paying a minimum wage: a minimum-wage job.
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| minimum wage | |
| —n | |
| the lowest wage that an employer is permitted to pay by law or union contract | |
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Example sentences
She has also threatened to impose a minimum wage on more industries where collective agreements are being side-stepped.
Not to mention the laundry list of duties employers are looking for, barely paying above minimum wage.
Unions are also the principal lobby for a minimum wage, which tends to improve the distribution of wages generally.
Debate on the question of raising the minimum wage often seems to be guided by a complex of political considerations.
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