"pay cut" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pay cuts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pay cut (plural pay cuts)
  1. (business, finance) A reduction in salary or wages. Categories (topical): Business, Finance Translations (Translations): palkanalennus (Finnish), Lohnkürzung [feminine] (German), Gehaltskürzung [feminine] (German), reducere de salariu [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-pay_cut-en-noun-eBS-TaIo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, finance

Inflected forms

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