Work
SMIC
Read as a wordOfficialA2Meaning
salaire minimum interprofessionnel de croissance
The legal minimum wage in France, set by the State and raised every year. « Être au SMIC » means earning the minimum.
How it is said
smic
Gender and article
le SMIC · masculine
Where you meet it
A job advert, the TV news, a payslip.
Example
Serveur recherché, rémunération au SMIC, pourboires en plus.
Waiter wanted, minimum wage (SMIC), tips on top.
In the DELF
reading A2 · speaking B2
Watch out
Read as a word, never said letter by letter. Newspapers often write « le Smic »; both spellings are found.
Elsewhere on the site