pay cut
Definition
- Noun:
- A reduction in the amount of money an employee earns: A "pay cut" is a formal decrease in an employee's salary or wages, typically implemented by an employer.
Usage
- A "pay cut" is a countable noun. It is typically used in professional, business, or economic contexts.
- It often follows verbs like , , , , or .
- It can be described with adjectives like , , , or .
Examples
- Noun:
- To avoid layoffs, the employees agreed to a 10% pay cut.
- The struggling company announced a series of pay cuts for its senior management.
- She had to take a pay cut when she changed careers.
Advanced Usage
- "across-the-board pay cut": A reduction in pay that applies to all employees in a company or department equally.
- The financial crisis forced the firm to implement an across-the-board pay cut.
Variants and Related Words
- Salary reduction (n): A more formal synonym for "pay cut."
- Wage cut (n): Often used interchangeably with "pay cut," though "wage" can specifically refer to hourly or weekly pay.
- Pay freeze (n): A situation where salaries are not increased, though not technically reduced.
- Pay cut can be hyphenated when used as a compound modifier before a noun, e.g., .
Synonyms
- Salary cut
- Wage reduction
- Decrease in pay
Antonyms
- Pay raise
- Salary increase
- Bonus
Related Phrases
- To take a pay cut: To voluntarily or reluctantly accept a reduction in salary.
- He took a pay cut to work for a non-profit organization he believed in.
- To impose/enforce a pay cut: For management to officially implement a reduction in pay.
- The board voted to impose a pay cut on all staff earning above a certain threshold.
Noun
-
the act of reducing a salary
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