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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Many teachers are on the minimum wage of $225 a month and are forced to take on extra work such as cleaning just to survive.
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David Hambling, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Flagstaff, Arizona, now has a minimum wage of $17.85, for example, and Seattle has a minimum wage of $20.76.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Illinois is one of 21 states where the minimum wage is going up this year.
—Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
The Bebop Waffle Shop, a beloved café in West Seattle, closed its doors just days after Seattle's new minimum wage of $20.76 per hour took effect Wednesday.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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David Hambling, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Flagstaff, Arizona, now has a minimum wage of $17.85, for example, and Seattle has a minimum wage of $20.76.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Illinois is one of 21 states where the minimum wage is going up this year.
—Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
The Bebop Waffle Shop, a beloved café in West Seattle, closed its doors just days after Seattle's new minimum wage of $20.76 per hour took effect Wednesday.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Minimum wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minimum%20wage. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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