pay cut

Frequency: 8.025.0 per million words

a reduction in salary or wages

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Examples (10)

  • Due to the economic downturn, many employees had to accept a significant pay cut.
  • The company is proposing a 10% pay cut for all senior executives.
  • To avoid layoffs, the entire team agreed to take a temporary pay cut.
  • Taking a pay cut was a difficult decision, but it allowed me to work fewer hours.
  • He was forced to take a pay cut when he switched to a less demanding role.
  • If the union doesn't agree to the pay cut, the factory might have to close.
  • A temporary pay cut was implemented across the board to save the company from bankruptcy.
  • Would you rather have a pay cut or risk losing your job?
  • She has never had to suffer a pay cut in her entire career.
  • The new contract included a clause about a potential pay cut if performance targets weren't met.