minimum wage

  • 91maximum wage — noun A state enforced limit on how much an individual can earn. See Also: minimum wage …

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  • 92tip wage credit — noun a) A law that allows an employer to count tips received by an employee toward the latters minimum wage. b) A monetary benefit to an employer under this law …

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  • 93Task wage — (Polit. Econ.) A wage paid by the day, or some fixed period, on condition that a minimum task be performed. When the workman is paid in proportion for excess over the minimum, the wage is one for piece work. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 94guaranteed annual wage — noun : an arrangement whereby an employer guarantees his employees a minimum amount of wages or employment during a year * * * a provision in a contract with an employer guaranteeing the employee a minimum income or work over a period of one year …

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  • 95guaranteed wage plan — ▪ business       system by which an employer ensures a minimum annual amount of employment or wages (or both) to employees who have been with the employer for a required minimum period of time. The United States has had more experience than other …

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  • 96Revenu minimum d'insertion — The Revenu minimum d insertion (RMI) is a French form of social welfare. It is aimed at people without any income who are of working age but don t have any other rights to unemployment benefit (e.g. contributions based unemployment benefit). It… …

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  • 97living wage — a wage on which it is possible for a wage earner or an individual and his or her family to live at least according to minimum customary standards. [1885 90] * * * …

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  • 98living wage — liv′ing wage′ n. a wage on which it is possible to live at least according to minimum customary standards • Etymology: 1885–90 …

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  • 99living wage — /ˈlɪvɪŋ weɪdʒ/ (say living wayj) noun a wage on which it is possible for a wage earner to live according to minimum customary standards …

  • 100guaranteed annual wage — a provision in a contract with an employer guaranteeing the employee a minimum income or work over a period of one year. Also called annual wage. [1935 40] * * * …

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