salary
a fixed compensation periodically paid to a person for regular work or services.
Origin of salary
1synonym study For salary
Other words from salary
- sal·a·ry·less, adjective
Words that may be confused with salary
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How to use salary in a sentence
A recent U.S. study found men get a “daddy bonus” —employers seem to like men who have children and their salaries show it.
How Good Dads Can Change the World | Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTFor days, the ruble has been falling and salaries shrinking; shoppers have rushed to snap up TV sets and washing machines.
After His Disastrous Annual Press Conference, Putin Needs A Hug | Anna Nemtsova | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne week of salaries for four musicians and two crew members (front of house engineer and tour manager) cost us $8794.
McCaslin likened the energy at ARNN to that of a startup, with the handsome salaries to match.
Part or all of their salaries are paid to avoid being sent to the front lines.
Iraqi Soldiers Bribe Officers So They Don't Have to Fight ISIS | Niqash | October 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Moderate salaries prevailed, but the sovereign was worth much more then than now, while wants were fewer.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowUnless this is fixed by charter or by the stockholders they can get nothing, for they cannot legally vote salaries to themselves.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesThe cost of working was, however, greatly increasing, due mainly to increase of salaries and wages.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThe Church of England was the established church of Virginia, and the people were taxed for the parsons' salaries.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyThe salaries of the members of the General Assembly are fixed by law and are paid from the public treasury.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. Torpey
British Dictionary definitions for salary
/ (ˈsælərɪ) /
a fixed regular payment made by an employer, often monthly, for professional or office work as opposed to manual work: Compare wage (def. 1)
(tr) to pay a salary to
Origin of salary
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