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salary

/ˈsæləɹi/
nounverb

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.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 1 meaning

  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 meaning

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

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Etymology

From Middle English salarie, from Anglo-Norman salarie, from Old French salaire, from Latin salārium (“wages”), the neuter form of the adjective salārius (“related to salt”), from sal (“salt”). There have been various attempts to explain how the Latin term for “wages” came from the adjective “related to salt”.

SALARY at a glance

SALARY has 6 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (S 1 + A 1 + L 1 + A 1 + R 1 + Y 4) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,831 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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