wages-fund

  • 1Wages fund — Wages Wa ges (w[=a] j[e^]z), n. plural in termination, but singular in signification. [Plural of wage; cf. F. gages, pl., wages, hire. See {Wage}, n.] 1. A compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; recompense; hire …

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  • 2wages fund — wage fund, wages fund or wages fund theory noun The former theory that there is at any given time in a country a determinate amount of capital available for the payment of labour, therefore the average wage depends on the proportion of this fund… …

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  • 3wages-fund theory — noun see wage fund theory * * * wage fund, wages fund or wages fund theory noun The former theory that there is at any given time in a country a determinate amount of capital available for the payment of labour, therefore the average wage depends …

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  • 4wages fund — aggregate capital that exists at any time in any country which theoretically is hypothetically intended for paying out in wages …

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  • 5Wages — Wa ges (w[=a] j[e^]z), n. plural in termination, but singular in signification. [Plural of wage; cf. F. gages, pl., wages, hire. See {Wage}, n.] 1. A compensation given to a hired person for services; price paid for labor; recompense; hire. See… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 6wage-fund theory — noun or wages fund theory : a theory in economics: there is at any one time a rigid capital fund available for wage payments, and increases in wage rates to any groups will only redistribute wage payments, not increase the aggregate of wages paid …

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  • 7wage fund — wage fund, wages fund or wages fund theory noun The former theory that there is at any given time in a country a determinate amount of capital available for the payment of labour, therefore the average wage depends on the proportion of this fund… …

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  • 8Wage-fund doctrine — The Wage Fund Doctrine is an expression that comes from early economic theory that seeks to show that the amount of money a worker earns in wages, paid to them from a fixed amount of funds available to employers each year (capital), is determined …

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  • 9List of minimum wages by country — The list below gives the official minimum wage rates in 197 countries and territories: 192 United Nations member states (does not include South Sudan, which gained independence in July 2011), plus the Republic of China (Taiwan), Northern Cyprus,… …

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  • 10Central Provident Fund - CPF — A mandatory benefit account set up to provide Singaporeans with a healthy retirement plan. The Central Provident Fund (CPF) was first introduced in 1948 by the Progressive Party to help ensure that Singaporeans would save up for retirement. Many… …

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