salary cut
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- noun
- /ˈsæləri kʌt/
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reducción salarial
- I'm willing to take a salary cut.
- take salary cut
- percent salary cut
Examples
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You're prepared to take these large salary cuts?
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Hostess demanded worker salary cuts for the third time in a decade, while giving up to 80% bonuses to upper management.
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Everyone is having salary cuts or benefit cuts!
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One last thing, if you're going to take a salary cut, you'd better love and know you can learn from your new boss.
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Regis was apparently outraged at the thought of a salary cut and chose to exit the show rather than be paid less.
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Austerity measures like a public salary cut and an increase in the VAT to curb debt have not fostered economic growth.
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From the teacher salary standpoint, the numbers are interesting, with a small salary cut enough to solve the numbers problem everyone (including the teachers) is complaining about so vehemently.
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To save the company from bankruptcy, the whole team agreed to accept a salary cut this year.
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After the budget review, management announced a salary cut for all staff members starting next month.
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Many employees were unhappy about the recent salary cut, but they understood it was necessary for the company’s survival.
Synonyms
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A reduction in the money a worker receives from their job
Antonyms
How Severe
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a reduction in pay' is directly derivable from combining 'salary' (regular payment) with 'cut' (to reduce), so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning. This N+N/compound pattern (cf. 'pay cut') is common in English and in many other languages, reinforcing its straightforward, compositional interpretation.
Etymology
Salary cut uses a simple picture: salary is your pay and cut is like cutting a piece off something, so part of your pay is taken away. That's why it means 'less money' paid to an employee.