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living wages

living wages is the plural of living wage.

Meaning of living wage

Noun

living wage (plural living wages)

  1. The minimum income necessary for a worker to meet their basic needs.
    • The RMT union is claiming a "massive victory" after outsourcing company Mitie agreed to pay the living wage to employees working at Network Rail stations. It follows a campaign by the union to improve pay, with RMT General Secretary Mick Cash commenting: "This is a massive victory in the fight to...2019 October 23, Rail, page 13

Questions about living wages

What is living wages the plural of?
Living wages is the plural of living wage.

Words near living wages in the dictionary

  1. living trust
  2. living trusts
  3. living under a rock
  4. living up
  5. living wage
  6. living wages
  7. living wall
  8. living walls
  9. living will
  10. living wills
  11. living with

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