to freeze wages
11freeze — [c]/friz / (say freez) verb (froze, frozen, freezing) –verb (i) 1. to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; to change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat. 2. to become hard or rigid because of loss of heat, as objects… …
12freeze — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 putting a particular level on sth ADJECTIVE ▪ immediate ▪ complete, total (esp. BrE) ▪ a complete freeze on emissions ▪ hiring (esp. AmE) …
13freeze — freeze1 [ friz ] (past tense froze [ frouz ] ; past participle frozen [ frouzn ] ) verb ** ▸ 1 when liquid turns solid ▸ 2 preserve by making cold ▸ 3 feel extremely cold ▸ 4 weather: reach 0°C ▸ 5 stop moving/working ▸ 6 stop officially ▸ 7 stop …
14freeze — I UK [friːz] / US [frɪz] verb Word forms freeze : present tense I/you/we/they freeze he/she/it freezes present participle freezing past tense froze UK [frəʊz] / US [froʊz] past participle frozen UK [ˈfrəʊz(ə)n] / US [ˈfroʊz(ə)n] ** 1)… …
15freeze*/ — [friːz] (past tense froze [frəʊz] ; past participle frozen [ˈfrəʊz(ə)n] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to become solid or hard because of extreme cold, or to make something solid or hard The lake freezes in winter.[/ex] The water had frozen solid.[/ex] 2) [T] …
16freeze — frɪËz n. act of freezing; state of being frozen; extreme cold (Meteorology); frost, great cold; act of ceasing the manufacture of; act of fixing (prices, wages, etc.) at a certain level v. chill until solid; be chilled until solid; stiffen,… …
17freeze — 1. an attempt to contain public expenditure by reducing wages or recruitment In an inflationary economy, absence of an increase effectively reduces pay, and nonrecruitment saves costs: There aren t any music teaching jobs, said Michael …
18freeze — 1. n. Government action to stabilise prices, wages, etc. Also v. 2. v. Stand motionless. 3. freeze out Exclude …
19wages and prices freeze — /ˌweɪdʒɪz ən praɪsɪz fri:z/ noun a period when wages and prices are not allowed to be increased …
20List of minimum wages in Canada — Under the Constitution of Canada, the responsibility for enacting and enforcing labour laws, including minimum wages in Canada, rests with the ten provinces as well as the three territories also having been granted this power by virtue of federal …
