Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maximum wage

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
max-i-mum wage
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A legal limit on how much a person can earn; an institutional limit on how much a job role can earn (as for example military ranks or occupational specialties).

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

maximum wages (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

living wage slave wage

Antonyms

minimum wage

Questions

What does maximum wage mean?
A legal limit on how much a person can earn; an institutional limit on how much a job role can earn (as for example military ranks or occupational specialties).

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