Noun
the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law
Source: WordNetThe liberal paradigm of regulation and license has led to a society where an 18-year-old girl has the right to public fornication in a pornographic movie -- but only if she is paid the minimum wage. Irving Kristol
I thought in this country, the best social program was a job. Yet minimum wage jobs aren't paying enough to keep families out of poverty. Barbara Mikulski
Congress has not raised the minimum wage since 1997. The minimum wage is now at its lowest level in 50 years adjusted for inflation. Russ Carnahan
Anyone who's tried to pay a heating bill, fill a prescription, or simply buy groceries knows all too well that the current minimum wage does not cut the mustard. Sherrod Brown
We know of no more crucial civil rights issue facing Congress today than the need to increase the federal minimum wage and extend its coverage. Martin Luther King Jr.
One is all for religion until one visits a really religious country. Then one is all for drains, machinery, and the minimum wage. Aldous Huxley