freeze wages

freeze someone's wages

Fig. to hold someone's pay at its current level. The company froze everyone's wages as soon as the economy went sour.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kumaran	-	Tamil, Indian, Malayalam
Aslaug	-	Norwegian
Wendelin	VEN-de-leen (German)	German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Queenie	['kwi:ni]
Vena	-	Hinduism
Lievin	-	Flemish