Etymology[edit]
Compound of wedde (“pay, wage”) + verlaging (“diminution”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɛ.də.vɛrˌlaː.ɣɪŋ/, /ˈʋɛ.də.vərˌlaː.ɣɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: wed‧de‧ver‧la‧ging
weddeverlaging m (plural weddeverlagingen)
- (Belgium) A pay cut, notably lasting or indefinite.
- (Netherlands) A cut in a soldier's pay.
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