poverty wage

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A wage so low that the earner lives in poverty.

wageADJECTIVE + WAGE

Categories:

poverty

Examples (10)

  • Many people are forced to work for a poverty wage just to survive.
  • The government should address the issue of workers earning a poverty wage.
  • It's impossible to support a family on a poverty wage in this city.
  • Activists are campaigning against companies that pay a poverty wage.
  • A poverty wage often leads to chronic debt and hardship.
  • She felt trapped in a job that offered nothing more than a poverty wage.
  • Economists debated whether raising the minimum wage would eliminate the poverty wage.
  • Despite working full-time, he was still earning a poverty wage.
  • The report highlighted how prevalent poverty wages are in the service industry.
  • No one should have to live on a poverty wage in a developed country.