sal·a·ry (s l  -r , slr)n. pl. sal·a·ries Fixed compensation for services, paid to a person on a regular basis. [Middle English salarie, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin sal  rium, money given to Roman soldiers to buy salt, from neuter of salrius, pertaining to salt, from sl, salt; see sal- in Indo-European roots.]sal a·ried adj. |
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]
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| 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"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 |
salary
Translations
n salary [ˈsӕləri]
a fixed, regular usually monthly payment for work Secretarial salaries in London are quite high. salaris راتِب заплата plat løn; -løn das Gehalt μισθός salario palk حقوق palkka salaire מַשׂכּוֹרֶת वेतन, तनखाह plaća fizetés gaji laun stipendio 給料 급료 alga alga gaji salaris (måneds)lønn pensja salário salariu заработная плата;оклад plat plača plata lön เงินเดือน aylık, maaş 薪水 платня, плата; оклад تنخواہ tiền lương 薪水
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