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living wage

noun as in earnings sufficient for living

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So you were consistently against helping people here in Kentucky getting a living wage?

The case for a living wage is economically and ethically powerful if it is made by working poor who genuinely need a living wage.

A former baseball player sues for a minor league living wage.

She wants to increase the minimum wage up to a living wage—$16.70/hour and indexed to inflation—gradually by 2022.

Many states and cities are acting to create higher-wage ecosystems through minimum-wage and living-wage laws and ordinances.

On the other hand, it must be remembered that in such a climate the "living wage" is necessarily lower than in England.

Discuss the "living wage," and question whether this should not depend on competence.

The American equivalent of a government-guaranteed right to employment and a living wage was the "right to organize."

The social argument: it is for the common good that the average employee should be paid a living wage.

As a consequence competition will often depress the price below the point where it will yield a living wage to them.

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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to living wage, such as: minimum wage, adequate income, competence, and income.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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