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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

min⋅i⋅mum-wage

[min-uh-muhm-weyj]
–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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living wage  
n.  A wage sufficient to provide minimally satisfactory living conditions. Also called minimum wage.
minimum wage  
n.  
  1. The lowest wage, determined by law or contract, that an employer may pay an employee for a specified job.

  2. See living wage.

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Cultural Dictionary

minimum wage

The lowest legal hourly wage.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: minimum wage
Function: noun
: a wage fixed by contract or esp. by law as the least that may be paid either to employees generally or to a particular category of employees —compare SCALE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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