living wage
noun
1
: a subsistence wage
2
: a wage sufficient to provide the necessities and comforts essential to an acceptable standard of living
Examples of living wage in a Sentence
He was barely earning a living wage.
Recent Examples on the Web
Frances Ha captures the spirit of those times in life when even the simplest things—an OK place to live, a job that pays a living wage—seem desperately out of reach.
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 30 July 2024
Our state, country and world are at a crossroads; climate awareness, drug issues, food insecurity, gun violence, healthcare, housing, a living wage, and women’s reproductive rights are just a few of the issues that demand our attention and our action.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
Both groups bear the brunt of militarized policing and harsh sentencing; both have rallied for social justice, a living wage, and better government services.
—James Morone, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
That’s still not a living wage for a full-time worker in California and certainly not in the Bay Area.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 30 July 2024
Our state, country and world are at a crossroads; climate awareness, drug issues, food insecurity, gun violence, healthcare, housing, a living wage, and women’s reproductive rights are just a few of the issues that demand our attention and our action.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
Both groups bear the brunt of militarized policing and harsh sentencing; both have rallied for social justice, a living wage, and better government services.
—James Morone, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
That’s still not a living wage for a full-time worker in California and certainly not in the Bay Area.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Living wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/living%20wage. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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