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Dutch
Etymology
From jeugd (“youth”) + loon (“wages, salary”).
Pronunciation
Noun
jeugdloon n (plural jeugdlonen, diminutive jeugdloontje n)
- (literally) Wages paid to youth
- Jeugdlonen zijn in veel landen achtergebleven. ― Youth wages have been lagging behind in many countries.
- (Netherlands, politics) a minimum wage paid to people below 21 years of age, which is significantly lower than the minimum wage paid to adults at age 21 or older
- Synonym: minimumjeugdloon
- Hypernym: minimumloon
- De vakbond ageert tegen het discriminatoire jeugdloon. ― The labor union campaigns against the discriminatory youth minimum wage.
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