living wage
noun
1
: a subsistence wage
2
: a wage sufficient to provide the necessities and comforts essential to an acceptable standard of living
Examples of living wage in a Sentence
He was barely earning a living wage.
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This fee goes directly to staff payroll and provides a living wage to our team.
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Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
An uncomfortable truth is that many remaining U.S. garment workers earn a smaller share of a living wage than their counterparts in some of the countries where a lot of American clothing is made, such as Cambodia or Vietnam.
—Elizabeth Cline, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
In other countries, for example, day care workers are professionals who get paid a living wage, so kids get quality care.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
The Fairphone 6 is 100 percent e-waste neutral, made in factories powered by 100 percent renewable energy, by people paid a living wage.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 28 June 2025
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Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
An uncomfortable truth is that many remaining U.S. garment workers earn a smaller share of a living wage than their counterparts in some of the countries where a lot of American clothing is made, such as Cambodia or Vietnam.
—Elizabeth Cline, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
In other countries, for example, day care workers are professionals who get paid a living wage, so kids get quality care.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
The Fairphone 6 is 100 percent e-waste neutral, made in factories powered by 100 percent renewable energy, by people paid a living wage.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 28 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for living wage
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“Living wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/living%20wage. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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