0 the activity of gradually reducing something, usually in order to save money, by removing one small amount of it after the other, in a way that is damaging: --
1 the crime of stealing a large amount of money, by taking it over a period of time in small amounts that are less likely to be noticed: --
2 a series of actions to remove or reduce something by small amounts over a period of time, so that people are less likely to notice any changes: --
The politicians are already permitting the salami-slicing of the free healthcare principle and no one is protesting.
It should not be salami-slicing; the process must be carried out rationally.
It is in fact no more than the salami-slicing of one benefit after another.
It forms part of the process of salami-slicing our military capability in a variety of ways, each little stage appearing to be perfectly reasonable.
What worries me in those two contexts is the subtle salami-slicing of our current competitive position.
A salami-slicing process is involved, which increases the powers of the executive.
We are not considering removing services or salami-slicing, but improvements.
The exercise was not done as some way of salami-slicing one section to fund another section.
One cannot continue "salami-slicing" our budgets year after year.
