Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shadow real wage

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables: shad-ow re-al wage
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shadow price of labor, i. e. a real wage which is not based on actual market exchanges.

Example Sentences

"Lucas has said that he finds [involuntary unemployment] a mysterious notion, but in fact it is crystal clear: the shadow real wage of the unemployed is below the prevailing real wage."

Inflected Forms

shadow real wages (plural)

Questions

What does shadow real wage mean?: A shadow price of labor, i. e. a real wage which is not based on actual market exchanges.

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