salary
IPA: sˈæɫɝi
noun
- A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or autonomy.
verb
- To pay on the basis of a period of a week or longer, especially to convert from another form of compensation.
adjective
- (obsolete) Saline.
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Examples of "salary" in Sentences
- Our word "salary" comes from the Latin word sal meaning salt!
- We have nine Lieutenant-Governors, receiving $10,000 a year in salary from the Federal authorities -- $90,000 in all.
- He's still owed nearly $52 million in salary from the Mavs, but the team is no longer obligated to match it in luxury taxes.
- This doctor has every right to fire whomever he wants to because of the increased costs and decrease in salary, which is based on this healthcare bill.
- Our word "salary" comes from the Latin word _sal_, meaning salt; and _salarium_, or "salt-money," was money given for paying one's expenses on a journey.
- You might already know that the word "salary" comes from the Latin word for "salt" and that being "worth your salt" or "worth your weight in salt" was once among the highest possible compliments.
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