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noun, plural -ries.

a fixed compensation periodically paid to a person for regular work or services.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English salarie < Anglo-French < Latin salārium salt money. See sal, -ary

Related forms

sal·a·ry·less, adjective

Can be confused: 1. celery, salary; 2. salary, wages.

Synonyms
See pay.

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And speaking personally, it's nice to see that a publishing salary compares favorably with that of a lot of goalkeepers.

They might be counting signing bonuses as part of the first year salary in some places, and in some places not.

Payments under such schemes are usually made separately from regular salary payments.

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And speaking personally, it's nice to see that a publishing salary compares favorably with that of a lot of goalkeepers.

They might be counting signing bonuses as part of the first year salary in some places, and in some places not.

Payments under such schemes are usually made separately from regular salary payments.

Paid a small salary by the local government, the clean up is a good thing.

Americans have the money to pay for all of these peoples salary.

Exploit the loopholes in the salary cap so that you spend more money than other teams.

There seems to be great variation in how jobs are listed with regards to salary.

Base salary has stabilised, though it was never the fastest-growing part of pay.

He insisted they would leave together-but only if the salary was renegotiated.

Most hiring managers have a range to work with and it is up to the candidate to negotiate for the higher salary.

Large law firms have long been known for lock-step salary increases and annual bonuses.

The instructor catagory usually comes with benefits but a lower salary.

If the salary is too low, then more people will opt for the private sector.

His salary has helped make them well-off by steppe standards.

Please donate half of your salary to the ranchers who are losing animals to these wolves.

At retirement a bonus of around three times the final annual salary is paid in a lump sum.

Nichols has also decided to crowd-source his salary to remain an independent marine biologist.

Be sure to include a resume and cover letter stating your salary requirement and why this position is of interest to you.

There are signs that salary negotiation is inching toward greater transparency.

Socializing our economy by putting legal caps on any persons' salary will be a dampener to all forms of endeavor.

Corporate life is still set up for you to pay your dues, and then earn a huge salary for working long hours.

In many states, the salary of faculty and staff are a matter of public record.

Show your boss and your company that you're more than prepared for a new position and a better salary.

He has also received a series of raises that have nearly doubled his base salary.

Starting salary is commensurate with experience and salary history.

Reservists return home and find they've been laid off, demoted, or denied salary and benefit increases they should have received.

Salary and benefits are based on qualifications and experience of the selected candidates.

After all there's no point in dropping a month's salary on a fancy hotel room if you're never going to be there.

Details of salary and benefits will be emailed upon request.

In my son's mind, going to college costs about twice as much as you get out of it in terms of salary.

The furlough day need not be taken in the pay period of the salary reduction.

The combination of low salary and expensive new apartment left him gasping for cash.

They found that the salary that was offered was the same as the offer the last hire was give two full years earlier.

He was convinced that the stock options he received as a signing bonus would more than make up the difference in his salary.

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salary (ˈsælərɪ)

—n , pl -ries
1.	Compare wage a fixed regular payment made by an employer, often monthly, for professional or office work as opposed to manual work

—vb , -ries, -ries, -rying, -ried
2.	(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]

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Word Origin & History

salary

late 14c., from Anglo-Fr. salarie (c.1280), O.Fr. salarie, from L. salarium "salary, stipend," originally "soldier's allowance for the purchase of salt," from neut. of adj. salarius "pertaining to salt," from sal (gen. salis) "salt" (see salt). Japanese sarariman "male salaried

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worker," lit. "salary-man," is from Eng. The verb meaning "to pay a regular salary to" is attested from late 15c.

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