minimum wage
noun
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: the lowest wage paid or permitted to be paid
specifically
: a wage fixed by legal authority or by contract as the least that may be paid either to employed persons generally or to a particular category of employed persons
Examples of minimum wage in a Sentence
Congress will vote on a bill to raise the minimum wage.
Recent Examples on the Web
The nannies work full-time or part-time and earn the minimum wage of about $7 an hour.
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Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Both candidates were sent questionnaires and in their own words, detailed their plans on various issues, from artificial intelligence to the state’s minimum wage and from the state budget to bond measures.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 23 Oct. 2024
In that ruling, the majority opinion directed the state to set a new scale that will see minimum wage rise to nearly$15 an hour by 2028.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2024
The Harris campaign has clapped back by calling out how Trump has dodged questions on supporting a minimum wage hike.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Both candidates were sent questionnaires and in their own words, detailed their plans on various issues, from artificial intelligence to the state’s minimum wage and from the state budget to bond measures.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 23 Oct. 2024
In that ruling, the majority opinion directed the state to set a new scale that will see minimum wage rise to nearly$15 an hour by 2028.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2024
The Harris campaign has clapped back by calling out how Trump has dodged questions on supporting a minimum wage hike.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Minimum wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minimum%20wage. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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