Definition of salary Salary
/sæˈlɚi/ - [satleree] - sal•a•ry
We found 11 definitions of salary from 7 different sources.
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What does salary mean?
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| salary - something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings" | ||
| wage, pay, earnings, remuneration | ||
| regular payment a payment made at regular times | ||
| paysheet, payroll the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee | ||
| combat pay extra pay for soldiers engaged in active combat | ||
| double time a doubled wage (for working overtime) | ||
| found food and lodging provided in addition to money; "they worked for $30 and found" | ||
| half-pay reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time | ||
| living wage a wage sufficient for a worker and family to subsist comfortably | ||
| merit pay extra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit (especially to school teachers) | ||
| minimum wage the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law | ||
| pay envelope, pay packet wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner | ||
| sick pay wages paid to an employee who is on sick leave | ||
| strike pay money paid to strikers from union funds | ||
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Wiktionary 
- salary (Noun)
A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually measured on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or autonomy. - salary (Verb)
To pay on the basis of a period of a week or longer, especially to convert from another form of compensation.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- salary (a.)
Saline - salary (n.)
The recompense or consideration paid, or stipulated to be paid, to a person at regular intervals for services; fixed wages, as by the year, quarter, or month; stipend; hire. - salary (v. t.)
To pay, or agree to pay, a salary to; to attach salary to; as, to salary a clerk; to salary a position.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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salary
A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually measured on a monthly or annual basis. -
salary
Money received on payday as payment for work performed.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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salary
sal′a-ri, n. a recompense for services: wages.—v.t. to pay a salary.—adj. Sal′aried, receiving a salary. [O. Fr. salarie (Fr. salaire, It. salario)—L. salarium, salt-money, sal, salt]
Wikipedia 
- Salary is a type of payment a person gets for work done for a job. A "Salary" is usually paid for a fixed period of time, like a month or a week. The other, possibly one-time payment for work done is called wage or fee.
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🔤- salary, noun, singular of salaries.
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