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Answer for the clue "Vicar’s adequate stipend? ", 11 letters:
living wage

Word definitions for living wage in dictionaries

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Do they feel women should remain in marriages because their jobs do not pay a living wage ? ▪ Does the example implicitly condone overtime working as a means by which a living wage is earned? ▪ They had no solution to the possibility ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
living wage \liv"ing wage"\ A wage or salary that permits a worker to live at least with minimal customary amenities, and above conditions of poverty.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a wage sufficient for a worker and family to subsist comfortably

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In public policy, a living wage is the minimum income necessary for a worker to meet their basic needs. This is not necessarily the same as subsistence, which refers to a biological minimum, though the two terms are commonly confused. These needs include ...