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guaranteed annual wage

American  

noun

  1. a provision in a contract with an employer guaranteeing the employee a minimum income or work over a period of one year.


Etymology

Origin of guaranteed annual wage

First recorded in 1935–40


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The union said BuzzFeed was proposing a 1 percent guaranteed annual wage increase and a minimum salary of $50,000.

From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2021

Already, King had called for a guaranteed annual wage - a call that alarmed not only the business world, but the federal government.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 19, 2016

The battle for the guaranteed annual wage in the auto industry got off to a start last week in an atmosphere of small-town friendliness.

From Time Magazine Archive

United Steelworkers launched their attack on the Little Steel formula, their demand for a guaranteed annual wage was generally regarded as a mere bargaining point to be dropped when the going got rough.

From Time Magazine Archive

As Eastman's assistant, he began working on private-enterprise social security before 1929, started a "guaranteed annual wage" plan 25 years before Ford and General Motors did.

From Time Magazine Archive

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