living wage
living wage
nounDefinition of LIVING WAGE
1
: a subsistence wage
2
: a wage sufficient to provide the necessities and comforts essential to an acceptable standard of living
See Examples of LIVING WAGE
- He was barely earning a living wage.
First Known Use of LIVING WAGE
1860
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