low-paid

low-paid
ADJ-GRADED
If you describe someone or their job as low-paid, you mean that their work earns them very little money.

...low-paid workers...

The majority of working women are in low-paid jobs.

Ant:
highly-paid
N-PLURAL: the N
The low-paid are people who are low-paid.

English dictionary. 2008.

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  • low-paid — ˈlow paid adjective 1. earning only a small amount from your job: • people in low paid jobs 2. the low paid people in low paid jobs: • We shall continue to reduce tax, especially for the low paid. * * * Ⅰ. low paid UK US adjective …   Financial and business terms

  • low-paid — lowˈ paidˈ adjective (of a worker) receiving or (of a job) rewarded by low wages • • • Main Entry: ↑low * * * low paid UK US adjective not receiving or offering much pay low paid workers/​jobs Thesaurus: words used to describe wages and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • low-paid — adj providing or earning only a small amount of money ▪ As part time, low paid workers, the women earned very little …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • low-paid — adjective not receiving or offering much pay: low paid workers/jobs …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • low-paid — adj. Low paid is used with these nouns: ↑job, ↑worker …   Collocations dictionary

  • low-paid — adjective providing or earning only a small amount of money: low paid jobs in catering …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • low-paid — UK / US adjective not receiving or offering much pay low paid workers/jobs …   English dictionary

  • ˌlow-ˈpaid — adj not receiving or offering much pay …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • the low-paid — [plural] ► people who do not earn much money: »Policies like tax cuts for the low paid have made the party popular with voters. Main Entry: ↑low paid …   Financial and business terms

  • paid — [peɪd] adjective 1. paid work is work which you receive money for: • It will become increasingly difficult for those over retirement age to obtain any paid work with which to supplement their pension. 2. HUMAN RESOURCES a paid worker receives… …   Financial and business terms

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