wage share

noun

The part of national income, or the income of a particular economic sector, allocated to wages (labor).

Meanings

nounwage share (countable and uncountable, plural wage shares)

plural wage shares

  1. countableuncountableeconomicsThe part of national income, or the income of a particular economic sector, allocated to wages (labor).

    Synonyms: labor share, labour share

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe part of national income, or the income of a particular economic sector, allocated to wages (labor).

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