jeugdloon

From jeugd (“youth”) +‎ loon (“wages, salary”).

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jeugdloon n (plural jeugdlonen, diminutive jeugdloontje n)

1. (literally) Wages paid to youth

   Jeugdlonen zijn in veel landen achtergebleven. ― Youth wages have been lagging behind in many countries.

2. (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.