salary cap

noun

1. a maximum limit on salaries.
2. Sports. an upper limit to the combined salary of an entire team.

Example Sentences

At one point, the Capitals had to go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen because they did not have enough salary cap space to call up another forward.

From Washington Post

The league and union agreed, as part of their coronavirus-related deliberations before the season, that the salary cap for the 2021 season would not fall below $175 million, with some of the potential shortfall spread over future seasons.

From Washington Post

After Conor Sheary suffered a lower-body injury Monday night and was ruled out Thursday, the Capitals did not have enough salary cap space to call up a 12th forward to the active roster.

From Washington Post

As the dust cleared and the pucks dropped on the first games of an abbreviated 2021 NHL season, all that stood between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the salary cap limit was $334.

From FiveThirtyEight

That would give the organization some financial flexibility under the salary cap, and Thibault said he could keep the roster at 11 players until Meesseman arrives.

From Washington Post

Does Jackson actually want to keep him at a salary-cap clogging 129 million over five years?

From The Daily Beast

The salary cap circumventing story came after DeBartolo was out of the league.

From The Daily Beast

With no salary cap, many Premier League clubs spend more than 75 percent of their income on player wages.

From The Daily Beast

In the latest crackdown, Kenneth Feinberg announced a $500K salary cap on executives at bailed-out firms.

From The Daily Beast