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slave wage

slave wage noun: a very low amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work.

Noun

slave wage (plural slave wages)

  1. A very low amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work.
    • What's the situation? / An un-united nation / Working for a slave wage / What would you pay? / Kicking down a closed door / Something you could fight for / It's time to pull up / your head off the floor1995, “United Kids”, in Set Your Goals (cassette), performed by Civ, Lava Records, →OCLC

Forms of slave wage

pluralslave wages

Origin of slave wage

Probably from the idea that the wage is so low that someone receiving it is nearly or de facto enslaved.

Questions about slave wage

What does slave wage mean?
Slave wage means a very low amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work.
What part of speech is slave wage?
Slave wage is a noun.
What is the plural of slave wage?
The plural of slave wage is slave wages.

Words near slave wage in the dictionary

  1. slave to the wage
  2. slave trade
  3. slave trader
  4. slave traders
  5. slave trades
  6. slave wage
  7. slave wages
  8. slave-breeding
  9. slave-driver
  10. slave-drivers
  11. slave-girl

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