real wages

[ ree-uhl, reel ]

/ ˈri əl, ril /

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plural noun Economics.

wages estimated not in money but in purchasing power.

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Compare nominal wages.

Origin of real wages

First recorded in 1880–85

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British Dictionary definitions for real wages

real wages

pl n

economics wages evaluated with reference to their purchasing power rather than to the money actually paidCompare money wages

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Cultural definitions for real wages

real wages

Wages adjusted for the prevailing level of consumer prices. (See also constant dollars.)

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