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lower-paid

lower-paid is the comparative form of low-paid.

Meaning of low-paid

Adjective

low-paid (comparative lower-paid, superlative lowest-paid)

  1. Of a worker: earning poor pay, less than the average wage.
    Antonyms:
    high-paid

Questions about lower-paid

What is lower-paid the comparative form of?
Lower-paid is the comparative form of low-paid.

Words near lower-paid in the dictionary

  1. lower-income
  2. lower-IQ
  3. lower-level
  4. lower-lying
  5. lower-medium
  6. lower-paid
  7. lower-paying
  8. lower-performance
  9. lower-pitched
  10. lower-powered
  11. lower-pressure

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