单词 | wage stop |
释义 | > as lemmaswage stop wage stop n. (also wages stop) the limitation of supplementary benefit to the level of the normal wage. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > grants and allowances > [noun] > state allowance > limitation of supplementary benefit wage stop1940 1940 Economist 28 Dec. 799/1 The attempt to carry out a wage stop similar to the price stop had to be abandoned. 1954 E. H. Carr Interregnum 73 This quasi-official wages-stop remained in force throughout 1923. 1971 Daily Tel. 16 June 3/3 The wage stop is the system by which men are prevented from drawing more in State benefits than they had earned while in work—even if this means they get less than the commission's official poverty level. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。