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sal⋅a⋅ry

[sal-uh-ree]
–noun, plural -ries.
a fixed compensation periodically paid to a person for regular work or services.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME salarie < AF < L salārium salt money. See sal, -ary


sal⋅a⋅ry⋅less, adjective


See pay.
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sal·a·ry   (sāl'ə-rē, sāl'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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Word Origin & History

salary  (n.)
c.1377, 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 worker," lit. "salary-man," is from Eng. The verb meaning "to pay a regular salary to" is attested from c.1477.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: sal·a·ry
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
: fixed compensation paid regularly for services —sal·a·ried adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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