wage-freeze
1wage freeze — UK US noun [C] HR, WORKPLACE, ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT ► PAY FREEZE(Cf. ↑pay freeze) …
2wage freeze — wage ,freeze noun count a period of time when workers will not receive a pay increase …
3wage freeze — noun a freeze of wages at a given level • Hypernyms: ↑freeze * * * wage freeze noun A fixing of wages at a certain level for some time ahead • • • Main Entry: ↑wage * * * wage freeze, a fixing of wages and salaries, as by government decree: »In… …
4wage freeze — No raises for employees. During recessions many U.S. companies announce a wage freeze …
5wage freeze — An attempt by a government to counter inflation by fixing wages at their existing level for a specified period. For various reasons, including the use of overtime and bonuses to defeat the measure, this is no longer considered an effective policy …
6wage freeze — /ˈweɪdʒ friz/ (say wayj freez) noun See freeze (def. 28) …
7wage freeze — setting of a fixed salary, setting a permanent salary …
8freeze — freeze1 [fri:z] v past tense froze [frəuz US frouz] past participle frozen [ˈfrəuzən US ˈfrou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(liquid)¦ 2¦(food)¦ 3¦(machine/engine)¦ 4¦(weather)¦ 5¦(feel cold)¦ 6¦(wages/prices)¦ 7¦(money/property)¦ 8¦(stop moving)¦ …
9freeze — [[t]fri͟ːz[/t]] ♦♦♦ freezes, freezing, froze, frozen 1) V ERG If a liquid or a substance containing a liquid freezes, or if something freezes it, it becomes solid because of low temperatures. If the temperature drops below 0°C, water freezes...… …
10wage — wage1 W3 [weıdʒ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old North French; Origin: guarantee, wage ] 1.) [singular] also wages [plural] money you earn that is paid according to the number of hours, days, or weeks that you work →↑salary ▪ He earns a good wage …
