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SWE
FinanceSalary Wage Envelope
In plain English
The money set aside specifically for salaries. Separate from the operating budget, and much harder to move.
Common context
Staffing and budget planning. The reason 'we have money' and 'we can hire' are different sentences.
Example
“There's room in O&M but not in the SWE.”
Means
We can buy something, but we can't pay a person with that money.
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