Sentence examples for small wages from inspiring English sources

"small wages" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to refer to wages that are lower than average, or which are insufficient to cover basic needs. For example: "Many of the factory workers are paid small wages, leaving them unable to cover their basic living expenses."

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Small wages.

When it was relatively small, wages would be low.

Some of the musicians have tried to supplement their incomes by working in restaurants but have found the work too tedious for the small wages.

And the Daily Star argues that Osborne's "measures are welcome news for drinkers, motorists and people on small wages" (aka, Star readers).

Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful.

They figure they can still pay small wages for good work and that a new generation will see Tronc as a place to make a career and not a stepping stone to a job at Disney.

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Long hours, "small" wage, "poor" working conditions.

A small wage increase for public employees was negotiated recently.

The family relies on the small wage Esweu earns repairing bicycles.

If you want a job, you have to work hard, even for a small wage.

Workers do not accept small wage increases, let alone cuts, easily; and slow wage growth adds little to domestic demand.

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