salary

sal·a·ry  (sl-r, slr)

n. pl. sal·a·ries

Fixed compensation for services, paid to a person on a regular basis.

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[Middle English salarie, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin salrium, money given to Roman soldiers to buy salt, from neuter of salrius, pertaining to salt, from sl, salt; see sal- in Indo-European roots.]

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sala·ried adj.

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salary

Noun

pl -ries a fixed regular payment made by an employer, usually monthly, for professional or office work [Latin salarium the sum given to Roman soldiers to buy salt]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

salary - something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings" pay, remuneration, wage, earnings combat pay - extra pay for soldiers engaged in active combat double time - a doubled wage (for working overtime) found - food and lodging provided in addition to money; "they worked for $30 and found" half-pay - reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time living wage - a wage sufficient for a worker and family to subsist comfortably merit pay - extra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit (especially to school teachers) minimum wage - the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law pay envelope, pay packet - wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner sick pay - wages paid to an employee who is on sick leave strike pay - money paid to strikers from union funds take-home pay - what is left of your pay after deductions for taxes and dues and insurance etc regular payment - a payment made at regular times payroll, paysheet - a list of employees and their salaries; "the company had a long payroll"

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salary

noun pay, income, wage, fee, payment, wages, earnings, allowance, remuneration, recompense, stipend, emolument

Translations

salary [ˈsælərɪ] n → sueldo

salary [ˈsælərɪ] n → salaire m, traitement m

salary [ˈsælərɪ] n → Gehalt nt

salary [ˈsælərɪ] n → stipendio

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salary

n salary [ˈsӕləri]

a fixed, regular usually monthly payment for work Secretarial salaries in London are quite high.salarisراتِبзаплатаplatløn; -løndas Gehaltμισθόςsalariopalkحقوقpalkkasalaireמַשׂכּוֹרֶתवेतन, तनखाहplaćafizetésgajilaunstipendio給料급료algaalgagajisalaris(måneds)lønnpensjasaláriosalariuзаработная плата;окладplatplačaplatalönเงินเดือนaylık, maaş薪水платня, плата; окладتنخواہtiền lương薪水