subminimum
adjective
sub·min·i·mum
ˌsəb-ˈmi-nə-məm 
variants
or sub-minimum
: having or providing less than a specified minimum
The ore shipment was rejected for subminimum uranium content …—
The New York Times
The New York Times… like most of the other early minimum wage laws, the Massachusetts law allowed for subminimum wages [=wages below a legally fixed minimum wage] for learners and children …—Clifford F. Thies
Clifford F. ThiesExamples of subminimum in a Sentence
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At least 16 states have eliminated the subminimum wage, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
That subminimum wage remains in effect, and continues to be a source of economic discrimination against disabled workers employed by corporations like Goodwill, Walmart, and others.
—Kim Kelly, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
If the subminimum wage is low, your tip will help the employee make a livable wage.
—Stacey Vanek Smith, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024
In addition to New York and Connecticut, Jayaraman said One Fair Wage is campaigning behind legislation to end subminimum pay in Illinois, Maryland, Hawaii and Rhode Island in 2024.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2024
Instead, they’re only required to pay subminimum wage, which varies from state to state.
—Emma Janssen, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2024
The solution is not to continue allowing a subminimum wage but to build a business model that does not make the exploitation of employees central to its success.
—Elena Soderblom, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2023
But, in their determination to prepare students for employment, many schools, like other institutions at the time, came to resemble sweatshops, making blind children spin wool and grind tobacco for subminimum wages.
—Andrew Leland, The New Yorker, 8 July 2023
Saru Jayaraman, president of One Fair Wage, which advocates to end subminimum wage policies, encourages customers to tip.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 17 Dec. 2022
Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
That subminimum wage remains in effect, and continues to be a source of economic discrimination against disabled workers employed by corporations like Goodwill, Walmart, and others.
—Kim Kelly, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
If the subminimum wage is low, your tip will help the employee make a livable wage.
—Stacey Vanek Smith, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024
In addition to New York and Connecticut, Jayaraman said One Fair Wage is campaigning behind legislation to end subminimum pay in Illinois, Maryland, Hawaii and Rhode Island in 2024.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2024
Instead, they’re only required to pay subminimum wage, which varies from state to state.
—Emma Janssen, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2024
The solution is not to continue allowing a subminimum wage but to build a business model that does not make the exploitation of employees central to its success.
—Elena Soderblom, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2023
But, in their determination to prepare students for employment, many schools, like other institutions at the time, came to resemble sweatshops, making blind children spin wool and grind tobacco for subminimum wages.
—Andrew Leland, The New Yorker, 8 July 2023
Saru Jayaraman, president of One Fair Wage, which advocates to end subminimum wage policies, encourages customers to tip.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 17 Dec. 2022
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“Subminimum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subminimum. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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