The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word AXING which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2016.
Cutting from the payroll crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AXING | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cutting from the payroll
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- layoff
- furlough
- downsize
- attrition
- downsizing
- cutback
- roughly
- retrenchment
- cut back
- take away
- dock
- reduce
Crossword Answer definitions
AXING verb- To request (information, or an answer to a question).
- To put forward (a question) to be answered.
- To interrogate or enquire of (a person).
- To request or petition; usually with for.
- To request permission to do something.
- To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.
- To invite.
- To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.
- To take (a person's situation) as an example.
- To fell or chop with an axe.
- To lay off, terminate or drastically reduce, especially in a rough or ruthless manner; to cancel.
- To furnish with an axle.
- An assault carried out with an axe.
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