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Yanx Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

cap space=salary budget?

Hi,

Could anyone possibly explain the meaning of "Cap space"?

Thanks!
  

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Can you give more context? How was it used? What came before or after it?

— BarbaraPA

  • Can you give more context?
  • How was it used?
  • What came before or after it?
  • What was the overall topic?
  • The fact that you mention salaries make me wonder if you're talking about sports teams, which have a salary cap, but more information would surely help.
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Can you give more context? How was it used? What came before or after it? What was the overall topic?

The fact that you mention salaries make me wonder if you're talking about sports teams, which have a salary cap, but more information would surely help.
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Grammar GeekCan you give more context? How was it used? What came before or after it? What was the overall topic?The fact that you mention salaries make me wonder if you're talking about sports teams, which have a salary cap, but more information would surely help.
Yes, it's an article about basketball.

Context:

Many teams wanted to free up c
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Okay, so each team can only spend a certain amount on players' salaries. The total amount they can pay is capped, or limited.This is called the salary cap.

Given the absurd amount of money people who play games for a living think they should be paid*, they may want a player who demands $12 million year. That would put them over their salary cap. So they have to get rid of other medium-pa
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GG, is "a salary cap" essentially the same as "a salary cup"?
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No. Did I make a typo and write "cup"?

It's a limit. You can't go higher than the cap. Think of it as a roof.
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Grammar GeekNo. Did I make a typo and write "cup"?It's a limit. You can't go higher than the cap. Think of it as a roof.
No, you didn't. But sports journalists over here often use " salary cup" to mean "budget" so I assumed the two phrases were essentially the same. I could be wrong though.
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Grammar GeekOkay, so each team can only spend a certain amount on players' salaries. The total amount they can pay is capped, or limited.This is called the salary cap.Given the absurd amount of money people who play games for a living think they should be paid*, they may want a player who demands $12 million year. That would put them over their salary cap. So they have to
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They are either pronouncing it in a way that sounds like "cap" or they are making a typo as well. Sometimes systems automatically make "helpful" corrections to your writing, but they don't always guess correctly.

The term is "salary cap" - an upper limit. Definition 6 here:
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Grammar GeekThey are either pronouncing it in a way that sounds like "cap" or they are making a typo as well
Yes, probably. Thanks
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You can say "limit" or "ceiling."
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