starvation wage

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪdʒ

Noun

starvation wage (plural starvation wages)

(figuratively) A wage so low that it can barely support a person.

Translations

Translations

Dutch: hongerloon (nl) n
Finnish: nälkäpalkka
French: salaire de misère m
German: Hungerlohn (de) m
Swedish: svältlön (sv) c

References

“starvation wages” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
“starvation wages” (US) / “starvation wages” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
“starvation wages”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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