living wage
noun
1.
a wage on which it is possible for a wage earner or an individual and his or her family to live at least according to minimum customary standards.
Origin
1885-90
Examples from the web for
living wage
Something should really be said about the lack of health insurance or a
living wage
for graduate students.
It's worked for me to a limited extent, but it's not a
living wage
.
The poor receive fifth-rate educations, and get stuck in unskilled jobs that don't pay a
living wage
.
However it is important for companies to pay a decent,
living wage
.
Work for a less than
living wage
at an entry level position if you can find it.
On the economic side, it has helped to sustain my family with a decent
living wage
and ample benefits in times of illness.
Billions of jobs will be available when the absolute minimum
living wage
is reached.
Any job that earns you a
living wage
can never be demeaning.
The entire history of the labor movement was one of achieving a
living wage
for a family of four provided by one worker.
Not too many of the grads are making anywhere near a
living wage
.
British Dictionary definitions for
living wage
living wage
noun
1.
a wage adequate to permit a wage earner to live and support a family in reasonable comfort