derisory
Example Sentences
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The union branded Amazon's 5% pay rise offer, worth about 50p an hour, "derisory" and workers also spoke to the BBC about "severe" conditions including constant monitoring and having toilet breaks timed.
From BBC
Members of the GMB union are walking out at Amazon's Coventry warehouse over what they call a "derisory" 50p an hour pay rise.
From BBC
The union called Royal Mail's pay offer "derisory", and said the strike days include two of the the most lucrative weekends of the year for online shopping and promotional discounts at retailers.
From BBC
The £100 is described as "derisory" by Frazer Scott, chief executive of the charity Energy Action Scotland, which campaigns to reduce fuel poverty.
From BBC
He added: "This hard work is now being endangered by an SNP government who have insulted police officers with a derisory pay offer."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.