minimum wage
noun
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: the lowest wage paid or permitted to be paid
specifically
: a wage fixed by legal authority or by contract as the least that may be paid either to employed persons generally or to a particular category of employed persons
Examples of minimum wage in a Sentence
Congress will vote on a bill to raise the minimum wage.
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Inflation adjustments to the minimum wage resume in 2027.
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Andrew Keatts, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
The nation’s capital’s minimum wage is currently $17.50 per hour.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2024
Unions wield their political power to pursue the full suite of progressive policy goals, from raising the minimum wage and taxes to supporting gender ideology and Palestinian activism.
—The Editors, National Review, 2 Sep. 2024
To be sure, the measure would make California’s minimum wage the highest in the nation.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
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Andrew Keatts, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
The nation’s capital’s minimum wage is currently $17.50 per hour.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2024
Unions wield their political power to pursue the full suite of progressive policy goals, from raising the minimum wage and taxes to supporting gender ideology and Palestinian activism.
—The Editors, National Review, 2 Sep. 2024
To be sure, the measure would make California’s minimum wage the highest in the nation.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for minimum wage
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“Minimum wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minimum%20wage. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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