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living wage
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living wage
(noun)
living wage
noun
living wage
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of LIVING WAGE
[
singular
]
:
an amount of money you are paid for a job that is large enough to provide you with the basic things (such as food and shelter) needed to live an acceptable life
He was barely earning a
living wage
.
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