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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Carbon emissions, circularity, diversity, living wages, ethical sourcing—social and environmental topics like these are shaping society and the future of business.
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Sarah Jefferson, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The Park City ski patrol union says that a living wage in Park City is $27 per hour, far higher than the newly won $23 starting wage of a ski patroller.
—David Goodman, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
The plan also addresses other community needs including providing living wage jobs with benefits, affordable housing to retain talent such as teachers, and community gathering and business spaces.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
Click on the name of your county or metro area to see living wage statistics specific to your area.
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Jefferson, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The Park City ski patrol union says that a living wage in Park City is $27 per hour, far higher than the newly won $23 starting wage of a ski patroller.
—David Goodman, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
The plan also addresses other community needs including providing living wage jobs with benefits, affordable housing to retain talent such as teachers, and community gathering and business spaces.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
Click on the name of your county or metro area to see living wage statistics specific to your area.
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 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 6 Jun. 2025.
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