minimum-wage

[ min-uh-muh m-weyj ]

/ ˈmɪn ə məmˈweɪdʒ /

of or relating to a minimum wage: minimum-wage demands.

paid or earning a minimum wage: a minimum-wage worker.

paying a minimum wage: a minimum-wage job.

Words nearby minimum-wage

minimum wage

the lowest wage payable to employees in general or to designated employees as fixed by law or by union agreement.

First recorded in 1855–60

Three days later, BrewDog's operation manager offered him a minimum-wage assistant brewer position.

House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama |Jeff Campagna |November 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Because that minimum-wage hike was a project of the federal government, and that means that you-know-who was for it.

Inside the Democrats’ Godawful Midterm Election Wipeout |Michael Tomasky |November 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And yet this same Arkansas electorate voted nearly two-to-one to back a minimum-wage increase.

Inside the Democrats’ Godawful Midterm Election Wipeout |Michael Tomasky |November 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
By contrast, a minimum puts a floor under wages—for minimum-wage workers and for those who earn just above the minimum wage.

Don’t Cheap Out, Big Biz! |Daniel Gross |February 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Minimum-wage legislation would no longer be needed as it would be established via this Job Guarantee program.

Don't Trust the Fed |Marshall Auerback |August 29, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Now I studied the arguments and the evidence for and against a minimum-wage increase.

Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 |Various

minimum wage

the lowest wage that an employer is permitted to pay by law or union contract

minimum wage

The lowest legal hourly wage.