minimum wage
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minimum wage
- /ˌmɪnɪməm ˈweɪd͡ʒ/ UK
- /ˌmɪnəməm ˈweɪd͡ʒ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪdʒ
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From minimum (adjective) + wage.
noun minimum wages
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The lowest rate at which an employer must legally pay an employee, usually expressed as pay per hour.
A part of the Bill went to interfere in the bargains made between the master manufacturer and his workmen, upon a principle which could not fail to produce the most mischievous consequences; and he could not help observing, with relation to this point, that the idea of some persons, that a minimum o
Opposite: maximum wage
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noun lowest rate at which an employer must legally pay an employee
| Español | salario mínimo, salario mínimo interprofesional, SMI |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 최저임금 choejeoimgeum |
| 日本語 | 最低賃金 saitei chingin |
| 中文 | 最低工資 /最低工资 zuìdī gōngzī |
| हिन्दी | न्यूनतम मज़दूरी nyūntam mazdūrī |
| Português | salário mínimo |
| Français | salaire minimum, SMIC |
| Deutsch | Mindestlohn |
| Italiano | salario minimo |
| Ελληνικά | κατώτατος μισθός katótatos misthós |
| Română | salariu minim pe economie |
| Русский | минима́льная зарпла́та minimálʹnaja zarpláta |
| Tiếng Việt | lương tối thiểu |
| العربية | حد أدنى للأجور |
| עברית | שכר מינימום |
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title = {minimum wage},
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