An increase (in prices, wages, etc.). Chiefly North American.
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > wage structures and scales > [noun] > level at which wages set > increase in (8) hike1931 An increase (in prices, wages, etc.). Chiefly North American. wage-price spiral1946 attributive, esp. in wage-price spiral. wage spiral1948 uplift1949 An increase (in prices, wages, etc.). wage drift1963 the tendency for wages to rise above national rates through local overtime and other agreements; the extent of this increase. wage hike1976 a wage increase (cf. hike, n. 2). wage inflation1976 Subcategories:— pressure for (1) |
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