Today’s “Word of the Day” is “peg at” and it is a verb meaning “fix, set, hold, limit (a price, rate, or amount) at a particular level.”.
Example Sentence: With the labour force participation rate for urban women in India, ages 15 and above, pegged at an abysmal 25.2% in April-June 2024, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey’s quarterly bulletin, the governments at the Centre and States must ensure that women, employed as health-care professionals, gig and factory workers, call centre staff, auto drivers, hotel duties and journalists, are able to work safely, anywhere, and at anytime. Reducing their time at work will only lead to women losing jobs and their financial independence.
This word is present in Regressive move: On minimising night duty for women and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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