:an amount of money you are paid for a job that is large enough to provide you with the basic things (such as food and shelter) needed to live an acceptable life基本生活工资;仅能维持生活的工资
He was barely earning a living wage.他勉强赚到能维持基本生活的工资。
: a wage sufficient to provide the necessities and comforts essential to an acceptable standard of living
Example Sentences
He was barely earning a living wage.
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