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salary cap
noun
- a maximum limit on salaries.
- Sports. an upper limit to the combined salary of an entire team.
Example Sentences
With the San Francisco 49ers preparing to offer quarterback Brock Purdy a long-term contract, they have let a lot of talent go to free up salary cap space.
Wide receiver Mike Williams, who was cut by the Chargers just last year in a move to get under the salary cap, is returning to the team on a one-year deal.
The 30-year-old never wanted to leave the Chargers last year, but understood that his release was a necessary business decision to get the team under the salary cap.
Greig explained that nine of the 10 players in her squad are covered by a salary cap, while the 10th sits outside of those regulations as the marquee player and is paid a minimum of £20,000 for the season.
Four others, including MLS Cup most valuable player Gaston Brugman and forward Dejan Joveljc, who scored a playoff-high six goals, had to be traded to get the team under the league’s tight salary cap.
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