living wage
noun
1
: a subsistence wage
2
: a wage sufficient to provide the necessities and comforts essential to an acceptable standard of living
Examples of living wage in a Sentence
He was barely earning a living wage.
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Our schools need better funding, and our direct support staff deserve living wages.
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Emily Harvey, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
Add to this a clearer-than-ever bifurcation between first jobs that pay a living wage and appear to have career pathways and jobs that have one or the other or neither.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Xiong is pro-choice, supports living wages, worker’s organization rights and tax cuts for working families as well as investments in public transportation, roads and infrastructure.
—Staff, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2024
Due to the high cost of child care, that estimated living wage spikes to $33.36 an hour for one adult with one child in Alabama.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
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Emily Harvey, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
Add to this a clearer-than-ever bifurcation between first jobs that pay a living wage and appear to have career pathways and jobs that have one or the other or neither.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Xiong is pro-choice, supports living wages, worker’s organization rights and tax cuts for working families as well as investments in public transportation, roads and infrastructure.
—Staff, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2024
Due to the high cost of child care, that estimated living wage spikes to $33.36 an hour for one adult with one child in Alabama.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Living wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/living%20wage. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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