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SALARY CUT Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the phrase salary cut. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase salary cut. (close relations)
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curtailment
nounn
noun

• the temporal property of being cut short

• the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation

• the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable

decrease
verbv
noun

• a change downward

• a process of becoming smaller or shorter

• the amount by which something decreases

• the act of decreasing or reducing something

verb

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• make become smaller

decrement
verbv
noun

• the amount by which something decreases

• a process of becoming smaller or shorter

deduction
nounn
noun

• a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket

• an amount or percentage deducted

• something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)

• reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

• the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)

• the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

drop
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a shape that is spherical and small

• a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)

• a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

• a steep high face of rock

• a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)

• a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity

• a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery

• a central depository where things can be left or picked up

• the act of dropping something

verb

• let fall to the ground

• to fall vertically

• go down in value

• fall or descend to a lower place or level

• terminate an association with

• utter with seeming casualness

• stop pursuing or acting

• remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave

• cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

• lose (a game)

• pay out

• lower the pitch of (musical notes)

• hang loosely

• stop associating with

• let or cause to fall in drops

• to remove

• take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth

• omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing

• leave undone or leave out

• change from one level to another

• fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death

• grow progressively worse

• give birth; used for animals

lowering
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the act of causing to become less

• the act of causing something to move to a lower level

adjective satellite

• darkened by clouds

reduction
nounn
noun

• the act of decreasing or reducing something

• any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

• the act of reducing complexity

diminishment
nounn
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pay cut
nounn
noun

• the act of reducing a salary

Best Hypernyms For SALARY CUT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for salary cut, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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cut decrease decrement deduction diminution reduction

Alternatives for CURTAILMENT

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