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单词 living wage
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Definition of living wage in English:

living wage

noun
  • A wage that is high enough to maintain a normal standard of living.

    基本生活费

    they were no longer sure of earning a living wage there
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For decades, grassroots organizations of low-income people have been fighting for living wages, affordable housing, adequate health care and decent jobs in their communities.
    • As a county councillor and someone who has to go out and earn a living wage, I know how hard it is for the vast majority of residents to find this increase in their Council Tax bills.
    • Religious groups and labor unions started talking about living wages in the early 1900s, which led to the passage of the federal minimum in 1938.
    • Meanwhile, no one in Washington talks much about living wages, increasing the minimum wage, indexing it for inflation or expanding the earned-income tax credit.
    • Retail workers have no organized voice to ensure their safety, nor to gain them a living wage and benefits.
    • The first is a decent living wage for public sector workers.
    • We want living wages for people - real jobs, living wages.
    • Others are pursuing area-wide minimum wages set at levels closer to a living wage.
    • Courtney believes to keep skilled positions in the United States and employees earning living wages, a shake-up must occur in management.
    • Dancers in the company make a living wage by Cuban standards, about as much as professionals like doctors do.
    • They also plan to pay themselves a living wage with benefits, and vote on major issues.
    • We must raise the minimum wage to a living wage so that no one who works 40 hours a week lives in poverty.
    • One can argue that the displacement consequences of the living wage are minimal because so few workers are affected.
    • Advocates of the minimum wage, living wage, and family wage never even raise this fairly critical question.
    • But the real impact of the living wage may be its effect on state and city minimum wages.
    • However, when they arrive many discover that even a living wage is hard to maintain.
    • Conservation is well paid only at the highest level, and apprentices seldom earn a living wage.
    • The male breadwinner family, if not in decline, is under threat with women increasingly able to earn a living wage and control their own fertility.
    • The higher retail prices of Fair Trade goods in turn maintain higher producer prices for family farmers and living wages on larger enterprises.
    • Most jobs that former welfare recipients have found don't pay living wages and don't offer employer-provided health insurance.

Definition of living wage in US English:

living wage

nounˈˌliviNG ˈwājˈˌlɪvɪŋ ˈweɪdʒ
  • A wage that is high enough to maintain a normal standard of living.

    基本生活费

    they were no longer sure of earning a living wage there
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Religious groups and labor unions started talking about living wages in the early 1900s, which led to the passage of the federal minimum in 1938.
    • Meanwhile, no one in Washington talks much about living wages, increasing the minimum wage, indexing it for inflation or expanding the earned-income tax credit.
    • But the real impact of the living wage may be its effect on state and city minimum wages.
    • The higher retail prices of Fair Trade goods in turn maintain higher producer prices for family farmers and living wages on larger enterprises.
    • However, when they arrive many discover that even a living wage is hard to maintain.
    • The first is a decent living wage for public sector workers.
    • Advocates of the minimum wage, living wage, and family wage never even raise this fairly critical question.
    • The male breadwinner family, if not in decline, is under threat with women increasingly able to earn a living wage and control their own fertility.
    • Most jobs that former welfare recipients have found don't pay living wages and don't offer employer-provided health insurance.
    • Dancers in the company make a living wage by Cuban standards, about as much as professionals like doctors do.
    • For decades, grassroots organizations of low-income people have been fighting for living wages, affordable housing, adequate health care and decent jobs in their communities.
    • Others are pursuing area-wide minimum wages set at levels closer to a living wage.
    • Retail workers have no organized voice to ensure their safety, nor to gain them a living wage and benefits.
    • One can argue that the displacement consequences of the living wage are minimal because so few workers are affected.
    • As a county councillor and someone who has to go out and earn a living wage, I know how hard it is for the vast majority of residents to find this increase in their Council Tax bills.
    • They also plan to pay themselves a living wage with benefits, and vote on major issues.
    • We must raise the minimum wage to a living wage so that no one who works 40 hours a week lives in poverty.
    • Conservation is well paid only at the highest level, and apprentices seldom earn a living wage.
    • Courtney believes to keep skilled positions in the United States and employees earning living wages, a shake-up must occur in management.
    • We want living wages for people - real jobs, living wages.
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