maximum wage

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).

Opposite
minimum wage
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Meanings

nounmaximum wage (countable and uncountable, plural maximum wages)

plural maximum wages

  1. countableuncountableA 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).

    Antonyms: minimum wage

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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).

Opposite
minimum wage

Translations

Polish płaca maksymalna
  • płaca maksymalnalegal limit on how much a person can earn
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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