minimum-wage
UKUS
Definitions
n.
The lowest pay rate an employer is legally allowed to give workers
最低工资（标准）
adj.
Paying or earning only the lowest legal wage
只付/只挣最低工资的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCompound: minimum (minu 'least') + wage. The least amount of pay the law permits. As a modifier it describes low-paid jobs (a minimum-wage worker).
Root minu still carries 49 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
The government raised the minimum wage by two dollars.
- 2.
He worked several minimum-wage jobs to pay rent.