Minimum wage meaning in English
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Definition
(I earn) the minimum wage: (I earn) the lowest wage that an employer is permitted to pay by law
a wage: a salary, a payment, earnings, an income
Examples
- "OILS is a globally recognized organization, and we can be sure that any subcontractor who is approved by OILS is completely legitimate: their employees are of legal working age, they are treated fairly and are all paid the minimum wage or above."
- "And all the workers are paid the minimum wage or above?"
Exercise 1
Let's talk about money!
Choose the appropriate terms to complete the sentences below. Not all of them were used in the radio broadcast, and no term is used more than once!
Alex is earning a good . He's a lawyer and he gets paid £60,000 per year.
I want to increase my monthly by giving maths lessons at the weekend, as well as working as an accountant at Kalvin Krime.
The minimum in Britain is currently £5.73 per hour for workers over the age of 21.
Choose the appropriate terms to complete the sentences below. Not all of them were used in the radio broadcast, and no term is used more than once!
Alex is earning a good . He's a lawyer and he gets paid £60,000 per year.
I want to increase my monthly by giving maths lessons at the weekend, as well as working as an accountant at Kalvin Krime.
The minimum in Britain is currently £5.73 per hour for workers over the age of 21.
Let's talk about money!
Choose the appropriate terms to complete the sentences below. Not all of them were used in the radio broadcast, and no term is used more than once!
Alex is earning a good salary 1. He's a lawyer and he gets paid £60,000 per year.
I want to increase my monthly earnings 2 by giving maths lessons at the weekend, as well as working as an accountant at Kalvin Krime.
The minimum wage 3 in Britain is currently £5.73 per hour for workers over the age of 21.
Choose the appropriate terms to complete the sentences below. Not all of them were used in the radio broadcast, and no term is used more than once!
Alex is earning a good salary 1. He's a lawyer and he gets paid £60,000 per year.
I want to increase my monthly earnings 2 by giving maths lessons at the weekend, as well as working as an accountant at Kalvin Krime.
The minimum wage 3 in Britain is currently £5.73 per hour for workers over the age of 21.
1 salary: "Salary" is the right answer here. A person's salary is how much they get paid to do their job. In Britain and the US, the "salary" is usually the amount of money someone earns in a year. Example: "The starting salary for this position is £28,000".
1 earnings: The term "earnings" refers to a person's or business's profits over a certain period. It can share a similar meaning with "salary", but cannot be used here because it's a plural noun, and we have the singular article "a" in this sentence.
1 reward: A "reward" is money we are given when we do a good deed. Example: "The police are offering a $20,000 reward to the person who finds Billy the Kid". "Reward" does not make sense here.
2 earnings: "Earnings" is the best choice here. A person's "earnings" represent the amount of money they have coming into their bank account every month, from one or more sources. We also use "earnings" to describe a company's profit. Example: "Delavigne's earnings have increased this year, as usual!".
2 salary: This is not the best choice here. A person's salary is how much they get paid to do their job. The salary only applies to ONE job, and it does not refer to a total income acquired from several different sources.
2 reward: A "reward" is money we are given when we do a good deed. Example: "The police are offering a $20,000 reward to the person who finds Billy the Kid". "Reward" does not make sense here.
3 wage: "Wage" is the best choice here. The "minimum wage" is the lowest amount of money which an employer can legally pay an employee. The government sets this legal limit. Generally, a "wage" is an amount of money earned, especially per hour or per week. It shares a similar meaning with "salary".
3 earnings: The term "minimum earnings" does not exist as an idiom in English, sorry!
3 reward: A "reward" is money we are given when we do a good deed. Example: "The police are offering a $20,000 reward to the person who finds Billy the Kid". "Reward" does not make sense here.
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