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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a pay drop" is not correct in standard English; the correct term is "a pay cut." You can use it when discussing a reduction in salary or wages, typically in a workplace context.
Example: "Due to the company's financial struggles, employees were informed that there would be a pay cut starting next month."
Alternatives: "a salary reduction" or "a wage decrease."
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The Argentine's contract expires this summer and the San Siro club look unlikely to offer him a new deal after it emerged that he wouldn't entertain a pay drop from his £3.7m-a-year deal.
That was big money to say no to but he is willing to take a pay drop so we can stay for my career.
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I wish this were a permanent solution, but a 50% pay drop suggests otherwise.
A radiologist, Dr. Kalyanpur had resigned himself to a significant pay drop upon his return.
I had to retrain and took a considerable pay drop but it was well worth it.
If women become more prevalent in fields such as medicine, will relative pay drop as a result One place where women seem to be both welcome and happy is the public sector.
BT employs 147,000 people – 42,000 of whom are contractors who have already seen their pay drop by an average of 14% as the company squeezes costs.
He saw his pay drop from $550 a month to $380.
Low pay is a problem throughout the structure and all have suffered the 16-year pay drop.
When a woman has a child her pay drops by 11percentt.
Workers have seen their take-home pay drop in real terms.
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