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Term: Salary Cut

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: 1

Meaning: A reduction in the amount of money paid to an employee for their work.

Usage: A salary cut can be implemented by an employer due to various reasons including economic downturn, poor job performance, or organizational restructuring.

Example Sentence: Due to the financial crisis, many companies had to implement salary cuts to reduce costs and survive the economic downturn.

Sense: 2

Meaning: A decrease in the amount of money received by an individual or a group of individuals.

Usage: The government announced a salary cut for all public servants as part of their austerity measures to reduce the budget deficit.

Example Sentence: Teachers went on strike after the news of a proposed salary cut spread among the faculty.

Part of Speech: Verb (Past Participle)

Sense: 1

Meaning: To reduce or decrease the amount of money paid to an employee for their work.

Usage: The company decided to salary cut employees in order to stay afloat during the financial crisis.

Example Sentence: The employees were deeply disappointed when they discovered that their salaries had been cut without prior notice.

Sense: 2

Meaning: To reduce or decrease the amount of money received by an individual or a group of individuals.

Usage: In times of economic instability, organizations often have to salary cut their employees to sustain their operations.

Example Sentence: During the recession, many families had to salary cut their expenses to cope with the decreased income.