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| declare war on |
to formally state an intention to wage war against. [1/2 definitions] |
| double time |
a rate of overtime pay that is twice the normal rate or wage. [1/3 definitions] |
| Fair Labor Standards Act |
law passed by the U.S. Congress in 1938 and administered by the U.S. Department of Labor to establish work standards, such as national minimum wage, overtime compensation for certain jobs, and restriction on the use of child labor. |
| labor |
work performed for a wage or salary. [1/9 definitions] |
| living |
a means of gaining a living wage, such as a profession or occupation. [1/10 definitions] |
| living wage |
a wage that provides enough money for living at minimum acceptable standards. |
| minimum wage |
the lowest wage that an employer can pay an employee according to law or labor union agreement. |
| offer |
that which is offered, such as a suggestion, recommendation, proposal, or wage. [1/14 definitions] |
| payday |
the day on which one's wage or salary is paid. |
| surplus value |
in Marxist theory, the difference between the value of the products of a worker's labor and the wage he or she receives, which constitutes the profit made by a capitalist owner of land, a factory, or the like. |
| wageless |
combined form of wage. |
| war |
to make or wage war; fight. [1/5 definitions] |
| working class |
workers considered collectively as a social, economic, or political class, esp. manual and industrial laborers and low wage earners. |
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