minimum wage

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noun
  1. the lowest wage payable to employees in general or to designated employees as fixed by law or by union agreement.

Origin of minimum wage

1
First recorded in 1855–60

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Other definitions for minimum-wage (2 of 2)

minimum-wage
[ min-uh-muhm-weyj ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to a minimum wage: minimum-wage demands.

  2. paid or earning a minimum wage: a minimum-wage worker.

  1. paying a minimum wage: a minimum-wage job.

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British Dictionary definitions for minimum wage

minimum wage

noun
  1. the lowest wage that an employer is permitted to pay by law or union contract

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Cultural definitions for minimum wage

minimum wage

The lowest legal hourly wage.

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