wage stop

noun

A limit on the state benefits an unemployed person can receive, preventing these benefits from exceeding the amount that the person would be expected to earn if employed.

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Meanings

nounwage stop (plural wage stops)

plural wage stops

  1. economicsA limit on the state benefits an unemployed person can receive, preventing these benefits from exceeding the amount that the person would be expected to earn if employed.
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APA

wage stop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wage%20stop

MLA

“wage stop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wage%20stop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wage stop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wage%20stop.

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