Earning money · Money and prices
minimum wage
lowest legal pay
The minimum wage is the lowest amount employers can legally pay workers.
This vs that
They pay the minimum wage.
They pay a living wage.
Hear it in real life
Why are you looking for another job?
I'm still on the minimum wage, and it barely covers my bills.
The restaurant raised everyone's pay after the government increased the minimum wage.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
Minimum wage is the normal phrase in everyday discussions about legal pay rates.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: My employer pays me under the minimum salary.
Say: My employer pays me below the minimum wage.
Use wage for the legally required minimum rate.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
pay/be on/raise the minimum wage
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about earning money.
be paid by the hour
I’m paid by the hour, so my wages vary each month.
earn extra money by ___
She earns extra money by tutoring online.
Earning money words
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Your turn: say it out loud
They only pay the minimum wage.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
minimum wage
lowest legal pay
“The restaurant raised everyone's pay after the government increased the minimum wage.”
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