subsistence wage in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for subsistence wage in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Translations for subsistence wage in the English»Spanish Dictionary

subsistence [Am səbˈsɪstəns, Brit səbˈsɪst(ə)ns] N U

I.wage [Am weɪdʒ, Brit weɪdʒ] N (rate of pay)

salario m form
wage rise Brit

II.wage [Am weɪdʒ, Brit weɪdʒ] VB trans

subsistence wage in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for subsistence wage in the English»Spanish Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Workers getting subsistence wages are too poor to save any amount from their income.
en.wikipedia.org
Also, most of them were working below subsistence wages.
www.hindustantimes.com
Low level samurai could be paid as little as a subsistence wage and worked as guards, messengers and clerks.
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Even the denarius he so generously gives is a subsistence wage.
www.indcatholicnews.com
That doesn't justify paying other people subsistence wages.
www.macleans.ca
Most illegal miners hail from impoverished highlands communities and even here barely earn subsistence wages.
o.canada.com
He proposes three service options: military (with generous benefits), homeland security (at prevailing wages), and community care (at subsistence wages).
en.wikipedia.org
The government has come to the rescue of foreign-owned businesses by permitting subsistence wages to be paid, and cheap overseas workers to be imported.
www.odt.co.nz
Others work unreasonably long hours and are paid subsistence wages that (in practice) may only be spent in the company store.
en.wikipedia.org
My own salary is 3,650 rubles $125, less than the subsistence wage.
www.rferl.org

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