Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The lowest rate at which an employer must legally pay an employee, usually expressed as pay per hour.

    Mindestlohn

    минима́льная зарпла́таminimálʹnaja zarpláta

    мінімалкаminimalka, мініма́льна заробі́тна пла́таminimálʹna zarobítna pláta, мініма́льна зарпла́таminimálʹna zarpláta

    the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law

Examples

69 sentences
  1. Tom makes minimum wage.

    Том отримує мінімальну зарплатню.

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  2. They're now making minimum wage.

    Зараз вони отримують мінімальну зарплатню.

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  3. Would you work for minimum wage?

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  4. What's the minimum wage in Australia?

    Яка мінімальна зарплатня в Австралії?

    ruКакая в Австралии минимальная зарплата?

    deWas ist in Australien der Mindestlohn?

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  5. I've been working for minimum wage.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
lowest rate at which an employer must legally pay an employee:
Русский
By meaning 1
lowest rate at which an employer must legally pay an employee:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
lowest rate at which an employer must legally pay an employee:

Origin

From minimum (adjective) + wage.

From minimum (adjective) + wage.

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Forms

plural: minimum wages
Singularminimum wage

uncountable

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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