minimum-wage

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

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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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minimum wage definition


The lowest legal hourly wage.

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