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Raising the minimum wage means raising the living wage - and that's good news for Ohio.
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Meaning of "minimum wage" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MINIMUM WAGE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MINIMUM WAGE

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Minimum wage is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MINIMUM WAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Minimum wage

A minimum wage is the lowest hourly, daily or monthly remuneration that employers may legally pay to workers. Equivalently, it is the lowest wage at which workers may sell their labor. Although minimum wage laws are in effect in many jurisdictions, differences of opinion exist about the benefits and drawbacks of a minimum wage. Supporters of the minimum wage say it increases the standard of living of workers, reduces poverty, reduces inequality, boosts morale and forces businesses to be more efficient. In contrast, opponents of the minimum wage say it increases poverty, increases unemployment and is damaging to businesses.

Definition of minimum wage in the English dictionary

The definition of minimum wage in the dictionary is the lowest wage that an employer is permitted to pay by law or union contract.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MINIMUM WAGE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE MINIMUM WAGE

award wage
basic wage
brewage
cowage
flowage
living wage
nonwage
sewage
stowage
strewage
subsistence wage
swage
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towage
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Synonyms and antonyms of minimum wage in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «minimum wage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MINIMUM WAGE

Find out the translation of minimum wage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of minimum wage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «minimum wage» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

最低工资标准
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

salario mínimo
570 millions of speakers

English

minimum wage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

न्यूनतम मजदूरी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الحد الأدنى للأجور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

минимальная заработная плата
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

salário mínimo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ন্যূনতম মজুরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

salaire minimum
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

gaji minimum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mindestlohn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

最低賃金
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

최저 임금
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Upah minimum
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

mức lương tối thiểu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைந்தபட்ச ஊதியம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

किमान वेतन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asgari ücret
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

salario minimo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

płaca minimalna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мінімальна заробітна плата
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

salariul minim
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατώτατου μισθού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

minimum loon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

minimilön
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

minstelønn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of minimum wage

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MINIMUM WAGE»

The term «minimum wage» is quite widely used and occupies the 23.729 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about minimum wage

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10 QUOTES WITH «MINIMUM WAGE»

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Michele Bachmann
Literally, if we took away the minimum wage - if conceivably it was gone - we could potentially virtually wipe out unemployment completely because we would be able to offer jobs at whatever level.
2
Carl Bernstein
Radical thought has inspired many of the great political and social reform movements in American history, from ending slavery to establishing the minimum wage.
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Sherwood Boehlert
Mr. Speaker, the time for an increase in the minimum wage has not just arrived; it is long overdue.
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Sherwood Boehlert
The national minimum wage has not been increased in 9 years. By year's end, 21 States across America will have a minimum wage exceeding the Federal minimum wage.
5
Sherrod Brown
Anyone who's tried to pay a heating bill, fill a prescription, or simply buy groceries knows all too well that the current minimum wage does not cut the mustard.
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Sherrod Brown
Ohio is one of only two states that have a minimum wage below the federal level of $5.15 an hour.
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Sherrod Brown
The current minimum wage simply is not supporting Ohio's working families.
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Sherrod Brown
Raising the minimum wage means raising the living wage - and that's good news for Ohio.
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Sherrod Brown
Thousands of Ohio families are going deeper and deeper in debt just trying to pay their heating bills, fill prescriptions, and buy groceries. The current minimum wage is simply not enough.
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Russ Carnahan
Congress has not raised the minimum wage since 1997. The minimum wage is now at its lowest level in 50 years adjusted for inflation.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MINIMUM WAGE»

Discover the use of minimum wage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to minimum wage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Myth and Measurement: The New Economics of the Minimum Wage
This pathbreaking book suggests that economists know less about what the invisible hand is up to than they let on.
David Edward Card, 1995
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The Politics of the Minimum Wage
" "Positioning the minimum wage as a fulcrum for the most basic conflict underlying America's unique combination of democracy and a market economy, The Politics of the Minimum Wage shows how a defense of the minimum wage built on a communal ...
Jerold L. Waltman, 2000
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The Fundamentals of Minimum Wage Fixing
This manual draws on the ILO's comprehensive database containing the principal legal provisions and minimum wage fixing mechanisms in 100 countries.
François Eyraud, Catherine Saget, 2005
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National minimum wage: Low Pay Commission report 2010
The Low Pay Commission was again asked to monitor and evaluate the impact of the minimum wage and to consider its effect on different groups of workers.
Low Pay Commission, 2010
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The Quest for a Living Wage: The History of the Federal ...
...discussion of the long history of governmental action to produce a fair, equitable method of ensuring a living wage...
Willis J. Nordlund, 1997
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The Case of the Minimum Wage: Competing Policy Models
Places contemporary minimum wage debates in historical context, stressing the importance of political as opposed to economic variables.
Oren M. Levin-Waldman, 2001
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Statutory Minimum Wage Controls: A Critical Review of Their ...
The second edition of this widely used study contains a comprehensive critique of the recently established British national minimum wage fixing regime.
Lewis F. Abbott, 2012
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The Minimum Wage and Labor Market Outcomes
The introduction of a search and bargaining model to assess the welfare effects of minimum wage changes and to determine an "optimal" minimum wage.
Christopher J. Flinn, 2010
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Minimum Wages
A comprehensive review of evidence on the effect of minimum wages on employment,skills, wage and income distributions, and longer-term labor market outcomes concludes that theminimum wage is not a good policy tool.
David Neumark, William L. Wascher, 2008
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Principles of Economics
Most European nations have minimum-wage laws as well; some, such as France and the United Kingdom, have significantly higher minimums than the United States. To examine the effects of a minimum wage, we must consider the market for ...
N. Mankiw, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MINIMUM WAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term minimum wage is used in the context of the following news items.
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How Not To Do Minimum Wage Research: Integrity Florida Edition
They “suggest that the effects of minimum wage increases on ... that if we had convincing proof that raising the minimum wage led to the mass ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
2
Yes, New York's $15 Fast Food Minimum Wage Will Be A Failure …
We expect the news later today, as Forbes writer Clare O'Connor has pointed out, that New York's Wage Board will approve Governor Cuomo's ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
3
House, Senate members introduce $15 federal minimum wage bill
A bill that would raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour has languished in the House for years. The odds are not in favor of ... «Al Jazeera America, Jul 15»
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Money talks: Minimum-wage mania
GOVERNMENTS are enthusiastically raising the minimum wage of workers. But how high can they go without being harmful? «The Economist, Jul 15»
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This Is What Raising the Minimum Wage Did to Jobs in 11 States
In economic circles, the minimum wage causes maximum debate. New data suggest that's unlikely to change anytime soon. Of 11 states that ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
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Traffic delays: Biden in town to speak on minimum wage
Vice President Joe Biden will stop by a North Hollywood business Wednesday to push for an increase in the minimum wage as a way of putting ... «MyNewsLA.com, Jul 15»
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$15 minimum wage supporter moved business to cheaper state
The only business rep on the board that's expected to vote Wednesday to raise the state's minimum wage for fast-food workers to $15 an hour ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
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The CEO who set his company's minimum wage at $70K? His …
Earlier this year, the CEO of credit card processor Gravity Payments made headlines when he set the minimum wage for his company's 120 ... «Fortune, Jul 15»
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Myanmar's Factories Warn of Economic Shutdown If Minimum Wage …
The new proposed minimum wage is a compromise between the 4,000 kyat demanded by trade unions and 2,500 kyat offered by the business ... «Global Voices Online, Jul 15»
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Now doctor reveals he gets paid LESS than the minimum wage for …
A furious doctor has written an open letter to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt claiming he is paid less than the minimum wage for being on call at ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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