1. subminimum - Noun
2. subminimum - Adjective
subminimum (not comparable)
Below the normal minimum
subminimum (plural subminimums or subminima)
(mathematics) A point or value below a minimum.
Corporations and Republican politicians have long sought to undermine the minimum wage by arguing unsuccessfully for a subminimum concept, usually by calling for a “training wage” or a lower wage for younger workers. Source: Internet
It may be that our management required servers to split tips with the busboys in order to pay us the subminimum. Source: Internet