cut wages
1cut — v. & n. v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp edged instrument (cut his finger; the knife won t cut). 2 tr. & intr. (often foll. by into) divide or be divided with a knife etc. (cut the bread;… …
2cut corners — verb do something the cheapest or easiest way (Freq. 1) Cut corners to make a cheaper product • Hypernyms: ↑perform, ↑execute, ↑do • Verb Frames: Somebody s on something * * * …
3cut into — {v.} 1. To make less; reduce. * /The union made the company pay higher wages, which cut into the profits./ * /The other houses got old and shabby, and that cut into the value of his house./ * /At first Smith led in votes, but more votes came in… …
4cut into — {v.} 1. To make less; reduce. * /The union made the company pay higher wages, which cut into the profits./ * /The other houses got old and shabby, and that cut into the value of his house./ * /At first Smith led in votes, but more votes came in… …
5cut\ into — v 1. To make less; reduce. The union made the company pay higher wages, which cut into the profits. The other houses got old and shabby, and that cut into the value of his house. At first Smith led in votes, but more votes came in and cut into… …
6wages — wage / wages [n] earnings for work allowance, bacon*, bacon and eggs*, bread*, compensation, cut, emolument, fee, hire, pay, payment, price, receipts, recompense, remuneration, return, returns, reward, salary, share, stipend, sugar*, take*, take… …
7The Wages of Fear — Infobox Film name=The Wages of Fear (Le Salaire de la peur) caption= original film poster director=Henri Georges Clouzot producer=Raymond Borderie writer=Georges Arnaud Henri Georges Clouzot starring=Yves Montand Charles Vanel Peter van Eyck… …
8The Fear of Wages — is an episode of The Goon Show, a British radio comedy, written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens [ The Fear of Wages ; ISBN 0 563 53629 2; Track 11, 00:46.] . As the 25th episode of the sixth season, it was first broadcast on the 6th of March …
9Blossoming Cut-Flower Industry — ▪ 1998 In 1997 less developed countries (LDCs) profited from the lucrative annual $5 billion global cut flower industry, but importers in Western Europe were scrutinizing their activities and considering boycotting shipments from what they… …
10Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
