starvation wage

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪdʒ

Noun

starvation wage (plural starvation wages)

1. (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.