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salary

   Also found in: Legal, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.07 sec.
sal·a·ry  (sl-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 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.]

sala·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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.salarysalary - 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
payroll, paysheet - a list of employees and their salaries; "the company had a long payroll"

salary
Translations
salary [ˈsælərɪ] nsueldo

salary [ˈsælərɪ] nsalaire m, traitement m

salary [ˈsælərɪ] nGehalt nt

salary [ˈsælərɪ] nstipendio

salary
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


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But if Karenin had not got his brother- in-law this berth, then through a hundred other personages-- brothers, sisters, cousins, uncles, and aunts--Stiva Oblonsky would have received this post, or some other similar one, together with the salary of six thousand absolutely needful for them, as his affairs, in spite of his wife's considerable property, were in an embarrassed condition.
I really cannot venture to name her salary to you, Miss Woodhouse.
 
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