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living wage

noun

  1. a wage on which it is possible for a wage earner or an individual and their family to live at least according to minimum customary standards.



living wage

noun

  1. a wage adequate to permit a wage earner to live and support a family in reasonable comfort

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of living wage1

First recorded in 1885–90
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County and working full-time in a household without children must earn about $28 an hour in order to cover basics of rent, transportation and food, Jayaraman said, citing MIT’s living wage calculator.

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"Alongside this, as part of our Plan for Change, we've increased the 'national living wage', uprated benefits, and are helping over one million households by introducing a fair repayment rate on Universal Credit deductions."

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These artists want to own their work, be paid a living wage, have access to decent healthcare and express their views with impunity, as is their right.

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Ocasio-Cortez brought a similar but more optimistic message, championing universal healthcare, a living wage and other progressive reforms while peaking out against the Trump administration.

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The statement said: "Increases to the national living wage, higher national insurance contributions and the introduction of VAT on school fees have combined to leave the school in a financially unsustainable position."

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