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Salary

/ˈsælɚi/

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.

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📖 Definitions of "Salary"

noun

1
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

1
To pay on the basis of a period of a week or longer, especially to convert from another form of compensation.

adjective

1
Saline.

🔄 Synonyms of "Salary"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
remunerationnoun	A payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument.
wagenoun	(often in plural) An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.
earningsnoun	Wages, money earned, income.
payverb	(ambitransitive) To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Salary"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
wagenoun	(often in plural) An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.
earningsnoun	Wages, money earned, income.
remunerationnoun	A payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument.
paynoun	Money given in return for work; salary or wages.
paydaynoun	The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid.
incomenoun	Money one earns by working or by capitalising on the work of others.
paychecknoun	(US) A periodic payment, usually in the form of a paper check, received by an employee from an employer for work performed.
payrollnoun	A list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each.
wagesnoun	one's total income for a time period
emolumentnoun	(formal) Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary.
stipendnoun	(archaic) A regular fixed payment made to someone (especially a clergyman, judge, soldier, or teacher) for services provided by them; a salary. [from 15th c.]
paid	That is not free of charge; that costs money.
revenuenoun	The total income received from a given source.
dealingnoun	One's manner of acting toward others; behaviour; interactions or relations with others.
paymentnoun	(countable) An instance of that act; a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services, or the transaction that conveys it.
employeenoun	A person who provides labor to a company or another person.
payoffnoun	Alternative form of pay-off. [A payment in full; the state of having been paid in full.]
moneynoun	A generally accepted means of exchange.
assessmentnoun	An appraisal or evaluation.
ratenoun	The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.