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.
First recorded in 1855–60
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Firms who are already facing higher staff costs as a result of increased employer National Insurance contributions and minimum wage hikes are then under pressure to put up their own prices.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
Enrollees are paid the highest of the state, federal or local minimum wage and work an average of 20 hours per week.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
When business leaders were frustrated over the passage of a $30-per-hour minimum wage for hotel workers, Bass brokered a meeting with them and Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson, he said in December.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
He has also promised to build on Petro's legacy of increasing the minimum wage, raising education spending and transferring land to poor communities.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
This seems to be no longer true, for government agencies channel only as many laborers as are needed, and some kind of minimum wage is maintained.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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