slave wage

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Etymology[edit]

Probably from the idea that the wage is so low that someone receiving it is nearly or de facto enslaved.

Noun[edit]

slave wage (plural slave wages)

  1. A very low amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work.
    • 1995, “United Kids”, in Set Your Goals (cassette), performed by Civ, Lava Records, →OCLC:
      What's the situation? / An un-united nation / Working for a slave wage / What would you pay? / Kicking down a closed door / Something you could fight for / It's time to pull up / your head off the floor

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