SALARY

Salary

A salary is a form of periodic payment from an employer to an employee, which may be specified in an employment contract. It is contrasted with piece wages, where each job, hour or other unit is paid separately, rather than on a periodic basis.

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salary

Noun

  1. 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.

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


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