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Meaning of "basic wage" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BASIC WAGE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BASIC WAGE

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Basic wage is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BASIC WAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Living wage

In public policy, a living wage is the minimum income necessary for a worker to meet their needs that are considered to be basic. This is not necessarily the same as subsistence, which refers to a biological minimum, though the two terms are commonly confused. These needs include shelter and other incidentals such as clothing and nutrition. In some nations such as the United Kingdom and Switzerland, this standard generally means that a person working forty hours a week, with no additional income, should be able to afford the basics for quality of life, food, utilities, transport, health care, and minimal recreation, one course a year to upgrade their education and childcare although in many cases education, saving for retirement, and less commonly legal fees and insurance, or taking care of a sick or elderly family member are not included. It also does not allow for debt repayment of any kind. In addition to this definition, living wage activists further define "living wage" as the wage equivalent to the poverty line for a family of four. This is two adults working full-time with one child age 9 and another of 4.

Definition of basic wage in the English dictionary

The definition of basic wage in the dictionary is a person's wage excluding overtime, bonuses, etc. Other definition of basic wage is the statutory minimum wage for any worker.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BASIC WAGE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BASIC WAGE

award wage
brewage
cowage
flowage
living wage
minimum wage
nonwage
sewage
stowage
strewage
subsistence wage
swage
tasswage
towage
wage

Synonyms and antonyms of basic wage in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «basic wage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BASIC WAGE

Find out the translation of basic wage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of basic wage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «basic wage» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

基本工资
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

salario básico
570 millions of speakers

English

basic wage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मूल वेतन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأجر الأساسي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Основная заработная плата
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

salário básico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মৌলিক মজুরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

salaire de base
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gaji asas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grundlohn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

基本給
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기본 임금
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Upah dhasar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lương cơ bản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடிப்படை ஊதியம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मूलभूत वेतन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Temel ücret
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

salario di base
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

płaca podstawowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Основна заробітна плата
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

salariul de bază
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βασικό μισθό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

basiese loon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grundlön
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grunnlønn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of basic wage

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BASIC WAGE»

The term «basic wage» is regularly used and occupies the 91.225 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BASIC WAGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «basic wage» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «basic wage» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about basic wage

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BASIC WAGE»

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Updating of the ILO's Minimum Basic Wage of Able Seamen: ...
Consequently, the median value obtained represents a decrease compared to the recommended minimum of 1996. This is largely attributable to the current strength of the US dollar.
International Labour Organisation. Joint Maritime Commission, 2001
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CXC Basic Mathematics
If the basic wage is $2.48 per hour, find the gross wage for a man who works 12 hours overtime from Monday to Friday, 4 hours on Saturday and 6 hours on Sunday. 4. A woman's basic wage is $5.76 per hour and overtime is paid at time and a ...
Alec Greer, C. E. Layne, 1988
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Official Year Book of the Commonwealth of Australia
That is, upon a new basic wage being declared, the awards made in the settlement of all interstate industrial disputes are re-opened and amended accordingly. In addition to the " basic " wage, these tribunals also determine what is known as ...
Austràlia. Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics, 1940
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Official Year Book of the Commonwealth of Australia No. 58, 1972
not be more than the amount of increase in Commonwealth minimum wages for adult males, and the increase in the adult female basic wage not less than 75 per cent of the increase in the male basic wage. The Industrial Commission and ...
Austràlia. Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics
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Australian Wage Policy: Infancy and Adolescence
Moreover, the practices of the judges in fixing the basic wage varied. AS a result, there was not one basic wage, but a range of them.25 In 1922, however, the Commonwealth Court adopted the practice of prescribing a general basic wage ...
Keith Hancock, 2013
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MAKING DAVIS-BACON WORK A Contractor's Guide to Prevailing ...
Referring to our example above where the wage decision requiring a $15 total wage obligation ($10 basic wage plus $5 fringe benefits) was met by paying $9 base wage plus $6 fringe benefits: Note that overtime rates must be based on one ...
7
Wage chronology: North Atlantic shipping associations and ...
14, 197T (CON ASA1LA agreement 55 cents an hour in basic wage rates. Agreement originally provided for a wage increase of 70 cents, but the Pay Board dated Jan. 6. 1972). reduced this amount by 1S cents in its ruling of May 8. 1972.
United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1980
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Official Year Book of the Commonwealth of Australia No. 59, 1973
Legislation operative from 1 January 1968 determined the basic wage for adult males at $34.50 a week and the basic wage for adult females at $26.10 a week. The legislation also provided for the adjustment of wage rates in State awards by  ...
Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1967
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Official Year Book of Australia No. 60, 1974
In awards, etc. of State tribunals in all States except Victoria the wage rates specified for particular occupations consist of a basic wage and secondary wage payments. A basic wage is prescribed separately for adult males and adult females ...
Australian Bureau of Statistics
10
Mindful Militants: The Amalgamated Engineering Union in ...
In future, Basic Wage and Margins claims would be heard annually together in a National Wage case, and the major criterion would be the likely economic effects of wage changes. In 1966 the first National Wage Case saw yet another bench ...
Tom Sheridan, 1975

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BASIC WAGE»

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Greek no voters protest against pain of austerity but concerns for …
“The basic wage is €300. And I have to find €200 just for my rent. If I had voted yes I would have been saying it was OK for my salary to be €300 ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
ANALYSIS: Moving Forward At A Steady Pace
... and the improvement of the basic wage rate are key economic performance indicators. The air service agreement contains a lot of potentials. «Fiji Sun Online, Jul 15»
3
COMMENT: Bantams make hard-headed call on departing Davies
... large in the club's thinking when they decided on a new contract offer that was based heavily on appearance money to top up his basic wage. «Bradford Telegraph and Argus, Jul 15»
4
Wage negotiations heat up
“In respect of the basic wage, Village's approach is different because it has a shorter-life asset than the other producers…the company's offer ... «Moneyweb.co.za, Jul 15»
5
Statement: Ghana's economic challenges and the IMF bailout
... supported by (i) an agreement with trade unions on a 13 percent wage increase over the 2013 nominal basic wage; (ii) discontinuation of the ... «Starr 103.5 FM, Jul 15»
6
'Obscene' Gervinho demands revealed
However, La Gazzetta dello Sport today reported that the Ivorian's array of demands stretched far beyond his basic wage. These included ... «Football Italia, Jun 15»
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Gold producers need to offer atleast 20% says NUM
The NUM, which has asked for a basic wage increase of more than 80% to R10,500 a month for entry-level workers, started wage negotiations ... «The New Age Online, Jun 15»
8
South Africa Union Won't Consider Gold Wage Offers Below 20%
The NUM, which has asked for a basic wage increase of more than 80 percent to 10,500 rand ($860) a month for entry-level workers, started ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»
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New voices for living wage program
... joining a growing group calling for a basic wage that's tied to what it actually costs to live here. "We're joining this campaign as a statement ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jun 15»
10
Tasco Amata ship manager denies underpaying crew
The ILO Joint Maritime Commission set the monthly basic wage figure for able seafarers at USD592, as of 1 January 2015 and USD614, as of 1 ... «IHS Maritime 360, Jun 15»

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