salary cap

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A limit on the amount of money that can be spent on salaries, especially in sports.

salarysalary + NOUN

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Examples (10)

  • The salary cap will be set at $49.5 million.
  • Many professional sports leagues implement a salary cap to ensure fair competition.
  • The team struggled to sign new players because they were already over the salary cap.
  • The players' union is fighting against the proposed salary cap in the new contract.
  • The league decided to increase the salary cap by five percent for the next season.
  • Some critics argue that a salary cap unfairly limits a player's earning potential.
  • They had to trade their star player to stay under the salary cap.
  • The government is considering a salary cap for executives at state-owned companies.
  • Without a salary cap, the wealthiest teams would easily dominate the entire league.
  • The new regulations include a strict salary cap for all participating clubs.