meagre salary

Frequency: 7.010.8 per million words

A very small and insufficient salary from employment. 'meager' is the common spelling in American English.

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Examples (10)

  • Despite his hard work, he only earned a meagre salary.
  • Many part-time workers struggle to live on a meagre salary.
  • The artist was content with a meagre salary as long as he could create.
  • She found it impossible to save any money with such a meagre salary.
  • A meagre salary often forces people to seek additional jobs.
  • He complained that his meagre salary barely covered his rent.
  • Their research indicated that fresh graduates were often offered a meagre salary.
  • Living in an expensive city on a meagre salary is a constant challenge.
  • The non-profit organization could only afford to pay its staff a meagre salary.
  • Even after years of service, her meagre salary remained unchanged.