salami slicing
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English OnlineLDOCE Onlinesaˈlami ˌslicing noun [uncountable] the action of gradually removing or reducing something, by taking a small amount away at a time The budget cuts have been made by a process of salami slicing.From Longman Business Dictionarysalami slicingsaˈlami ˌslicing noun [uncountable]1LAWthe illegal act of stealing money from an organization by using a computer to remove extremely small amounts from its financial accounts over a period of timeA number of corporations have been subjected to salami slicing fraud.2an act of removing or reducing something by doing it very slowly and gradually, so people do not realize what is happeningThe budget cuts have been made by a process of salami slicing.
saˈlami ˌslicing nounSyllable
something, the of removing or action Business gradually reducing