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sala·ry (sal′ə rē, sal′rē)

noun pl. salaries -·ries

a fixed payment at regular intervals for services, esp. when clerical or professional

Etymology: ME salarie < L salarium, orig., money for salt (as part of Roman soldier's pay) < sal, salt

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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