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
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Congress will vote on a bill to raise the minimum wage.
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The agreement raises minimum wages from $25 to more than $30 per hour by April 2029 and includes 19% in total annual wage increases between 2026 and 2029.
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Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Raising the minimum wage is a first step to having living wages which will help with affordability.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Rayner is a favorite of members who think the party has strayed too far from its working-class roots and those who want the party to do more to boost the minimum wage and raise taxes on the rich.
—Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
That hourly rate is less than the state’s minimum wage, for sure, but state law already requires employers to make up the difference if tips do not do the job.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
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Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Raising the minimum wage is a first step to having living wages which will help with affordability.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Rayner is a favorite of members who think the party has strayed too far from its working-class roots and those who want the party to do more to boost the minimum wage and raise taxes on the rich.
—Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
That hourly rate is less than the state’s minimum wage, for sure, but state law already requires employers to make up the difference if tips do not do the job.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
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 20 May. 2026.
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