minimum wage

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minimum wage

The city council voted to raise the minimum wage.

Definition

Noun: The lowest hourly, daily, or monthly remuneration that employers may legally pay to workers. It is the lowest wage permitted by law or by a special agreement (such as a collective bargaining agreement).

Usage

The term "minimum wage" is used to discuss labor laws, economics, social policy, and workers' rights. It typically functions as a singular noun, often preceded by "the." It can be the subject or object of a sentence.

Examples
  • The federal minimum wage is set by Congress.
  • Many workers are struggling because the minimum wage has not increased in years.
  • The new law will raise the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour.
  • Do you think the minimum wage should be a living wage?
Advanced Usage
  • "To earn minimum wage": To be paid at the lowest legally allowable rate.
    • Even with a college degree, she was only earning minimum wage at the cafe.
  • "Minimum-wage" (as an attributive adjective): Used before a noun to describe something related to or earning the minimum wage.
    • He worked a series of minimum-wage jobs after high school.
    • The proposal aims to help minimum-wage workers.
Variants and Related Words
  • Living wage (noun): A wage that is high enough to maintain a normal standard of living.
  • Prevailing wage (noun): The average wage paid to similarly employed workers in a specific occupation in the area.
  • Subminimum wage (noun): A wage rate below the standard minimum wage, sometimes legally allowed for specific groups like students or tipped employees.
Synonyms
  • Base pay
  • Lowest legal wage
  • Wage floor
Antonyms
  • Maximum wage (theoretical)
  • Living wage (in context, as a contrast to an insufficient minimum wage)
Related Phrases
  • To raise/lift/increase the minimum wage: To make the legal wage floor higher.
    • Activists are campaigning to raise the minimum wage.
  • To be paid/earn at/on minimum wage: To receive compensation at that specific rate.
    • Most of the staff are paid at minimum wage.
  • Minimum wage law/legislation: The legal statutes that establish the wage floor.
    • The minimum wage law was first introduced in the 1930s.
minimum wage

The city council voted to raise the minimum wage.

Noun
  1. the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law