minimum wage

noun
🔊/ˌmɪnɪməm ˈweɪdʒ/
🔊/ˌmɪnɪməm ˈweɪdʒ/
[singular, uncountable]
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  1. the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay by law(法定的)最低工资
    • to introduce a national minimum wage引入全国最低工资标准
    • on minimum wage It is very tough living on minimum wage.靠最低工资生活很艰难。
    • a minimum wage policy最低工资政策
    Extra Examples
    • The government this week raised the national minimum wage.政府本周提高了全国的最低工资标准。
    • They both work minimum-wage jobs.他们俩干的都是拿最低工资的活儿。
    Topics Working lifec1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMinimum wage is used before these nouns:
    • worker
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