minimum wage
noun
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: the lowest wage paid or permitted to be paid
specifically
: a wage fixed by legal authority or by contract as the least that may be paid either to employed persons generally or to a particular category of employed persons
Examples of minimum wage in a Sentence
Congress will vote on a bill to raise the minimum wage.
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The suit in Manhattan Supreme Court, filed 10 days before Christmas, alleges that UPS failed to pay seasonal workers minimum wages, promised wages, and overtime wages, in violation of state and federal labor law.
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
Certified nurses have starting minimum wages between $22 and $27 depending on their occupation.
—CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
As a clerk, he wouldn’t have been considered a member of the working poor, that is, not an exact Victorian era analogue to today’s minimum wage worker.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
What is minimum wage in Indiana?
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
Certified nurses have starting minimum wages between $22 and $27 depending on their occupation.
—CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
As a clerk, he wouldn’t have been considered a member of the working poor, that is, not an exact Victorian era analogue to today’s minimum wage worker.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
What is minimum wage in Indiana?
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for minimum wage
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“Minimum wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minimum%20wage. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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