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minimum wage
1noun
the lowest wage payable to employees in general or to designated employees as fixed by law or by union agreement.
minimum-wage
2[min-uh-muhm-weyj]
adjective
of or relating to a minimum wage.
minimum-wage demands.
paid or earning a minimum wage.
a minimum-wage worker.
paying a minimum wage.
a minimum-wage job.
minimum wage
noun
the lowest wage that an employer is permitted to pay by law or union contract
minimum wage
The lowest legal hourly wage.
Word History and Origins
Origin of minimum wage1
Example Sentences
At a Ralphs in Woodland Hills, for example, passersby were asked to sign in support of an effort to increase the minimum wage rather than overturn it, the letter alleged.
In April, National Insurance Contributions paid by employers increased while a rise in the minimum wage came into force.
A minimum wage job in the US earns over $24,000 a year - roughly four to 30 times more than in many developing countries.
Kounalakis, though, said not increasing the minimum wage would be inhumane.
Mitchell supports an across-the-board minimum wage increase, rather than efforts to raise industry-specific wages.
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