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Definition salami-slice in British English

salami-slice verb

[intransitive/transitive] verb
/səˈlɑmiˌslaɪs/
1

to gradually reduce something, especially an amount of money that is spent, by giving everything less money, rather than deciding what is important and what is not

Example

The speaker said that "salami-slicing" services would not work.

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Definition salami-slice in British English