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salary Definition

sala·ry (salə rē, sal)

noun pl. -·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

salary Synonyms

salary

n.

wage, wages, recompense, payroll; see pay 2. See syn. study at wage.

salary Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • earn: For the student, however, earning a salary instead of living off a grant is riches indeed.
  • start: You can expect a starting basic salary of £ 12,500 with an OTE of £ 22 - 25,000.
  • negotiate: Less efficient operators premium when negotiating salary pushing your liability.
  • pay: Such revenue from a fairly limited field is unlikely to pay the salary of the Editor on its own.
  • receive: Both already receive salaries of half a million pounds a year.

Adjective modifier

  • competitive: In return you will receive continuous training, competitive salary, commission & overtime.
  • pensionable: From 6 April 2006 there will be no cap on pensionable salary.
  • gross: Payroll Giving takes money directly from your gross salary.
  • basic: You can expect a starting basic salary of £ 12,500 with an OTE of £ 22 - 25,000.
  • average: Average Salary Report Click a job to see an average salary.
  • annual: In 1997 Jobs became the interim CEO with an annual salary of just $ 1. In 2001 he became the official CEO of Apple.

Modifies a noun

  • sacrifice: How does a pensions only salary sacrifice scheme compare to pensions offered via flexible benefits?
  • pension: Pension All pilots will be entitled to a 7 % of basic salary pension contribution from the company paid into the existing easyJet scheme.
  • scale: In addition, overall salary scales are reviewed annually on 1 August.
  • scheme: The two final salary schemes operated by Reuters were closed to new members in 1999.
  • expectation: To apply for a position please send your CV together with a covering letter or email stating your salary expectations to the person indicated.
  • increment: When the time came for assessment and salary increments, I was not the favored staff.

Noun used with modifier

  • pentagon: Have signed the the equation and pentagon salaries and literary and philosophical.
  • rata: Clients may also choose whether they wish to pay their employe an hourly rate or a pro rata salary for a fixed term contract.
  • ia: Salary will be on the Research IA salary scale, maximum £ 17,451 - £ 19,486 on appointment, plus £ 2,134 London Allowance.
salary Quotes

Tell you what, you keep the salary and pay me the cut.

—Gomez,Vernon Louis known as  'Lefty'

Thereisa species of personcalleda'ModernChurchman' who draws the full salary of a beneficed clergyman and need not commit himself to any religious belief.

—Waugh, Evelyn Arthur StJohn