| 单词 | subsistence wage |
| 释义 | > as lemmassubsistence wage subsistence wage n. the amount of money a person must earn in order to achieve a minimal standard of living. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [noun] > according to amount pittance1611 half-pay1664 long shilling1764 overpay1765 living wage1817 subsistence wage1831 existence wage1893 social wage1925 1831 Comm. National Policy & Ireland 341 Farmers contend that the tithes take so much from their produce, they cannot afford to pay subsistence wages to their labourers. 1926 Brit. Worker 10 May 3 Mr. Hebert Smith told to running bursts of sympathy the story of the miners' patient struggle to retain a subsistence wage. 1998 A. Martin Bilton v. 48 I don't think he made much more than a subsistence wage. < as lemmas |
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