A wage sufficient to provide minimally satisfactory living conditions.
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A wage sufficient to meet an employee's basic needs.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
living-wage
Plural:
living wages
Living-wage Sentence Examples
We didnât stop the war, we havenât gotten a living wage.
The consensus opinion appeared to be that nurses want the RCN to campaign for a decent living wage for everyone.
As the world grows richer, people will care more about how their food is made, how the animals are treated, whether the laborer who picked the food is paid a living wage.
To every working person finding the need for public assistance because minimum wage is not a living wage.
Fair trade companies ensure that people who work growing, harvesting and milling the cotton, as well as those who produce the clothing, are paid a living wage.