salary cap
Americannoun
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a maximum limit on salaries.
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Sports. an upper limit to the combined salary of an entire team.
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However, the boxing promoter's valuation was never likely to be met at Northampton or elsewhere in the Prem, given Saints' star-studded line-up, the league's £6.4m squad salary cap and rules over players moving between clubs.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The league's latest salary cap report is revealing.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Clippers owner says his team will comply with the league’s penalty for salary cap violations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Yet the Padres and Angels sold before their owners found out whether they could secure the salary cap the league insists is a primary objective in collective bargaining.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and space forces would be required to build a team based on a salary cap.
From Shock and Awe — Achieving Rapid Dominance by James P. Wade
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