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单词 minimum wage
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minimum wage
noun[SorU]
uk
/ˌmɪn.ɪ.məm ˈweɪdʒ/us
/ˌmɪn.ɪ.məm ˈweɪdʒ/
thesmallestamountofmoneythatemployersarelegallyallowedtopaysomeone whoworksfor them:
法定最低工资
The newbusinesscouldn'taffordtopaymore thantheminimumwage.
Thejobpaidminimumwageonly.
Thisrulingaffectsallworkersonminimumwage.
He'sworkingin afastfoodplace,makingminimumwage.
Compare
living wage
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  • hand over fistidiom
  • lineyourpocket(s)idiom
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(Definition ofminimum wagefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
minimum wage
noun[SorU]
uk
/ˌmɪn.ɪ.məm ˈweɪdʒ/us
/ˌmɪn.ɪ.məm ˈweɪdʒ/
thesmallestamountofmoneythatemployersarelegallyallowedtopaysomeone whoworksfor them
法定最低工资
The newbusinesscouldn'taffordtopaymore thantheminimumwage.
Thejobpaidminimumwageonly.
Thisrulingaffectsallworkersonminimumwage.
He'sworkingin afastfoodplace,makingminimumwage.
Compare
living wage

minimum wage| American Dictionary

minimum wage
noun[U]
us
/ˈmɪn·ə·məm ˌweɪdʒ/
thelowestpayfor an hour’sworkthat canlegallybepaidto aworker:
Theywanttoraisethe minimum wage to $8 anhour.
(Definition ofminimum wagefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

minimum wage| Business English

minimum wage
noun[C,usually singular]
ECONOMICS
uk
us
thelowestamountthatemployerscanlegallypayemployees:
Heearnstheminimumwageof $5.50 anhour.
above/below the minimum wage30,000workerswere still beingpaidbelow theminimumwage.
anincrease/risein theminimumwage
thenational/federalminimumwage
(Definition ofminimum wagefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofminimum wage

minimum wage
Participants earn the officialminimumwageand mostly work 36 hours per week.
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Its vote was required to pass the budget, and it could also pass laws to increase spending or change theminimumwageor pension.
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As we turn to empirical evidence about the effects of theminimumwage, the picture is a confused one.
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Can this be the basis for an argument against theminimumwage?
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But even if it is true that self-ownership rights would be violated by theminimumwage, this is question-begging.
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As for the final judgment of theminimumwage, there are roughly two views of theminimumwage.
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In this example, no workers lose through theminimumwage.
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But an objection to theminimumwagemight be developed from the values underlying freedom of contract.
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Is it true that theminimumwageconflicts with self-ownership and, if so, is this a major objection?
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However, whileminimumwagerates were not applied elsewhere until 1963, from the late 1950s symptoms of unemployment became increasingly evident in other urban centres.
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The next year, whenminimumwagerose from $.25 to $.30 an hour, three million more workers were covered.
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Given these difficulties, it should be no surprise thatminimumwagehas rarely kept pace with inflation.
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In particular, considerations of exploitation and freedom do not make a case for or against theminimumwage.
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It is 5.5 % of theminimumwageor 2.2 % of the average wage, indexed to prices.
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About 10.2 per cent of workers aged 16-24 and roughly 12 per cent of all parttime workers earned theminimumwagein 1999.
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