red-circlev.

Brit.

/ˌrɛdˈsəːkl/, U.S.

/ˈrɛdˈsərk(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., circle v.

Etymology: < red adj. + circle v.

1. transitive. Business (chiefly Canadian). To downgrade (an employee, a job, etc.) while freezing the rate of pay; to freeze (the salary) of an employee whose job has been downgraded.See note at red-circling n.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > wage structures and scales > [verb (transitive)] > preserve rate of pay of

freeze1933

red-circle1956

1956 V. D. Sweeney United Steelworkers Amer. xxii. 198 Any program which resulted in red-circling over 10 per cent of the man-hours involved was bound to cause friction between the company and the union.

1966 Winnipeg Free Press 22 June 6/1 If a specific job is red circled it means incumbents earning the maximum for the position can expect no further increase until such time as the job is re-evaluated.

1974 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 14 Feb. 1/2 [The secretaries] fear their position will be further downgraded by a reclassification scheme undertaken by the Treasury Board, whereby secretaries could be red-circled—held in their current pay bracket until the new secretarial classifications catch up to them.

1977 Spare Rib May 22/1 Certain men at Vauxhall's were ‘red circled’, placed in a special category to preserve their higher rate of pay.

1997 A. McColgan Just Wages for Women vi. 264 His salary had been ‘red circled’ after demotion on grounds of ill-health or incompetence.

2007 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 4 Aug. c3 My position was red-circled at 2006 salary rates while five of six exempt management positions in my department received substantial salary increases.

2. transitive. To select or mark (a person or thing) as if by circling it in red ink on a page or list.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > marking > marking to identify > be distinctive mark on [verb (transitive)] > put identifying mark on > in a list

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red-circle1965

1965 E. Brown Big Man xxiii. 202 The night had been red-circled for pleasure and for entertainment.

1986 Denver Business (Nexis) Oct. 20 I have no doubt that Eastern lenders have red-circled Denver.

2004 Canad. Business 19 Jan. 4/1 Surely, celebrities are not above the law. But neither should they be red-circled for special punishment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	red-circle
释义	red-circlev. Brit. /ˌrɛdˈsəːkl/, U.S. /ˈrɛdˈsərk(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., circle v. Etymology: < red adj. + circle v. 1. transitive. Business (chiefly Canadian). To downgrade (an employee, a job, etc.) while freezing the rate of pay; to freeze (the salary) of an employee whose job has been downgraded.See note at red-circling n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > wage structures and scales > [verb (transitive)] > preserve rate of pay of freeze1933 red-circle1956 1956 V. D. Sweeney United Steelworkers Amer. xxii. 198 Any program which resulted in red-circling over 10 per cent of the man-hours involved was bound to cause friction between the company and the union. 1966 Winnipeg Free Press 22 June 6/1 If a specific job is red circled it means incumbents earning the maximum for the position can expect no further increase until such time as the job is re-evaluated. 1974 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 14 Feb. 1/2 [The secretaries] fear their position will be further downgraded by a reclassification scheme undertaken by the Treasury Board, whereby secretaries could be red-circled—held in their current pay bracket until the new secretarial classifications catch up to them. 1977 Spare Rib May 22/1 Certain men at Vauxhall's were ‘red circled’, placed in a special category to preserve their higher rate of pay. 1997 A. McColgan Just Wages for Women vi. 264 His salary had been ‘red circled’ after demotion on grounds of ill-health or incompetence. 2007 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 4 Aug. c3 My position was red-circled at 2006 salary rates while five of six exempt management positions in my department received substantial salary increases. 2. transitive. To select or mark (a person or thing) as if by circling it in red ink on a page or list. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > marking > marking to identify > be distinctive mark on [verb (transitive)] > put identifying mark on > in a list tot1444 red-circle1965 1965 E. Brown Big Man xxiii. 202 The night had been red-circled for pleasure and for entertainment. 1986 Denver Business (Nexis) Oct. 20 I have no doubt that Eastern lenders have red-circled Denver. 2004 Canad. Business 19 Jan. 4/1 Surely, celebrities are not above the law. But neither should they be red-circled for special punishment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1956
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