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
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Congress will vote on a bill to raise the minimum wage.
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The partnership has at times opposed raising the city’s minimum wage, raising taxes on the rich to pay for free prekindergarten and providing paid sick-leave protections for all city workers.
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Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The City Council voted Wednesday for a sweeping package of minimum wage increases for hotel workers and employees of companies at Los Angeles International Airport.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025
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The deals broadly offer minimum wage rates for workers, access to IATSE’s health and pension plans and meal penalties.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
The legislation passed on Wednesday leaves a minimum wage increase to $15 an hour next year in place but repeals future increases based on inflation.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
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Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The City Council voted Wednesday for a sweeping package of minimum wage increases for hotel workers and employees of companies at Los Angeles International Airport.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025
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Kennedy Center Administrative Workers Reveal Unionization Push After Trump Overhaul
The deals broadly offer minimum wage rates for workers, access to IATSE’s health and pension plans and meal penalties.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
The legislation passed on Wednesday leaves a minimum wage increase to $15 an hour next year in place but repeals future increases based on inflation.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
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 28 May. 2025.
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