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sal·a·ry
(săl′ə-rē, săl′rē)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 salārium, money given to Roman soldiers to buy salt, from neuter of salārius, pertaining to salt, from sāl, salt; see sal- in Indo-European roots.]
sal′a·ried adj.
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salary
(ˈsælərɪ)n, pl -ries
a fixed regular payment made by an employer, often monthly, for professional or office work as opposed to manual work. Compare wage1
vb, -ries, -rying or -ried
(tr) to pay a salary to
[C14: from Anglo-Norman salarie, from Latin salārium the sum given to Roman soldiers to buy salt, from sal salt]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
sal•a•ry
(ˈsæl ə ri)n., pl. -ries.
a fixed compensation paid periodically to a person for regular work or services.
[1350–1400; Middle English salarie < Anglo-French < Latin salārium soldier or official's salary, presumably orig. money for salt = sal-, s. of sāl salt + -ārium -ary]
sal′a•ry•less, adj.
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salary
– wagesSalary and wages are both used to refer to the money paid to someone regularly for the work they do.
1. 'salary'
Professional people such as teachers are usually paid a salary. Their salary is the total amount of money that they are paid each year, although this is paid in twelve parts, one each month.
She earns a high salary as an accountant.
My salary is paid into my bank account at the end of the month.
2. 'wages'
If someone gets money each week for the work they do, you refer to this money as their wages.
On Friday afternoon the men are paid their wages.
He was working shifts at the factory and earning good wages.
3. 'wage'
You can refer in a general way to the amount that someone earns as a wage.
It is hard to bring up children on a low wage.
The government introduced a legal minimum wage.
You can also talk about someone's hourly, weekly, or monthly wage to mean the money that they earn each hour, week, or month.
Her hourly wage had gone up from £5.10 to £5.70.
The suit cost £40, more than twice the average weekly wage at that time.
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salary
Past participle: salaried
Gerund: salarying
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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 |
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salary
noun pay, income, wage, fee, payment, wages, earnings, allowance, remuneration, recompense, stipend, emolument The lawyer was paid a huge salary.
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salary
nounPayment for work done:
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Translations
راتِبراتب
plat
løn=-løn
palkka
plaća
fizetés
launföst launkaup
給料
월급
alga
alga
salariu
plat
plača
lön
เงินเดือน
lương
salary
[ˈsælərɪ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
salary
[ˈsæləri] n → salaire m, traitement msalary range n → éventail m des salairessalary scale n → échelle f des salairesCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
salary
n → Gehalt nt; he earns a good salary → er hat ein gutes Gehalt; what is his salary? → wie hoch ist sein Gehalt?
salary
:salary account
n → Gehaltskonto nt
salary earner
n → Gehaltsempfänger(in) m(f)
salary increase
n → Gehaltserhöhung f
salary package
n → Gehalt nt (einschließlich Sonderleistungen), → Gehaltspaket nt
salary range
n → Gehaltsrahmen m, → Gehaltsspanne f
salary scale
n → Gehaltsskala f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
salary
(ˈsӕləri) – plural ˈsalaries – noun a fixed, regular usually monthly payment for work. Secretarial salaries in London are quite high.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
salary
→ راتِب plat løn Gehalt μισθός salario palkka salaire plaća stipendio 給料 월급 salaris lønn pensja salário зарплата lön เงินเดือน maaş lương 工资Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
salary
n. sueldo, salario.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012