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adequate income

NOUN
living wage
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"Everyone understands what women really want: social guarantees, an adequate income, the ability to afford housing, and, most importantly, tranquillity and security," she said.

From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026

The authors suggest that the large volume of illegal poaching activity could be an indicator that local seafood vendors are lacking adequate income opportunities, which might increase the pressure to engage in illegal fishing activity.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2023

We tip here because the people who work in the service industry are generally underpaid and depend on tips to make an adequate income.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2023

CPC was selling petroleum products at a huge discount to consumers, and had run up a bill of some $4 billion with suppliers, despite not having adequate income to repay them.

From Reuters ● Jun. 8, 2022

To force upon her an adequate income that would put her beyond want and the necessity of work would be easy.

From The Shadow of the East by E. M. (Edith Maude) Hull


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