lowest-paid

A form of low-paid — Of a worker: earning poor pay, less than the average wage.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. superlativesuperlative form of low-paid: most low-paid; paid the least money.
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    It says the offer amounts to an increase of 14.4% for the lowest-paid grades to 9.2% for the highest paid. There is an additional 1.1% on basic earnings and increased backpay. It means the offer also has a total uplift on basic earnings between 15.2% for the lowest-paid grades to 10.3% for the highest-paid grades.

    2023 March 22, Mel Holley, “Network News: RMT to ballot Network Rail members on improved offer”, in RAIL, number 979, page 12
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APA

lowest-paid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lowest-paid

MLA

“lowest-paid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lowest-paid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lowest-paid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lowest-paid.

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