subminimum

adjective

sub·min·i·mum ˌsəb-ˈmi-nə-məm

variants or sub-minimum

: having or providing less than a specified minimum

The ore shipment was rejected for subminimum uranium content …—

The New York Times

… like most of the other early minimum wage laws, the Massachusetts law allowed for subminimum wages [=wages below a legally fixed minimum wage] for learners and children …—

Clifford F. Thies

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Many states have established a higher minimum wage and seven, including Nevada, have done away with the subminimum wage. —

Bob Woods, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024 The idea was that by offering subminimum wages, employers would be incentivized to hire Disabled workers who might otherwise be excluded from the workforce. —

Keely Cat-Wells, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024 The bottom line: To help restaurant workers, raising or abolishing the subminimum wage might be more effective than cutting taxes most of them don't pay. —

Emily Peck, Axios, 25 July 2024 Although, her plan would also see the federal government eliminating subminimum wages. —

William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for subminimum