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单词 living wage
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living wage

singular noun
A living wage is a wage which is just enough to enable you to buy food, clothing, and other necessary things.
Many farmers have to depend on subsidies to make a living wage.

living wage in British English

noun
a wage adequate to permit a wage earner to live and support a family in reasonable comfort

living wage in American English

a wage sufficient for living in reasonable comfort

Examples of 'living wage' in a sentence
living wage

National living wage is inconvenient truth for the corner shop
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The planned proper living wage will blow away the need for tax credits.
The Sun (2015)
The new living wage may make employers less willing to offer more hours.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The tradition will fade away when everybody is paid a living wage.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
People deserve proper jobs with proper hours and a decent living wage.
The Sun (2013)
Why do some poorly-paid workers struggle to acquire the skills that would allow them to earn a living wage?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
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