单词 | salary |
释义 | salary salary /ˈsæl.ər.i/ aep /-ɚ-/ noun [C or U] ► B1 a fixed amount of money agreed every year as pay for an employee, usually paid directly into his or her bank account every month: » an annual salary of £20,000» His net monthly salary is £1,500.» She's on quite a good/decent salary in her present job.» He took a drop in (= accepted a lower) salary when he changed jobs.» a ten percent salary increase→ COMPARE WAGE(Cf. ↑wage) nounThesaurus+: ↑Earning money and money earnedWord partners for salary• ♯draw/♯earn/♯get a salary• ♯pay a salary• an ♯average/♯good/♯high/♯low salary• an ♯annual/♯monthly salary• a salary ♯cut/♯increase• be ♯on a salary ♯of [£25,000, $50,000, etc.]Collocations:–Adjectives-lu. a competitive/good/high/top salary» Both parents earn a good salary.-lu. a low/meager salary» The only problem with this line of work is the extraordinarily low salary.-lu. an annual/monthly/yearly salary» In a life-time I'll earn less than the annual salary of one of these guys.-lu. an average/base/basic/final/pensionable/starting/tax-free salary» The average salary of teacher would be the equivalent of around £20,000.-lu. boardroom/escalating/exhorbitant/fat-cat/inflated/seven-figure/six-figure salaries» Star players earn six-figure salaries but the average is around $30,000.–Verbs-lu. draw/earn/get a salary» I earn a decent salary.-lu. pay a salary» If they carry on losing money like this they soon won't be able to pay our salaries.–Nouns-lu. a salary increase/rise» He's due for a salary increase.-lu. a salary cut» She's had to take a 15% salary cut.-lu. a salary cap» The salary cap for each club is supposed to be 1.5 million a season.-lu. a salary package» Both employers offer a fairly attractive salary package.-lu. a salary level/range/scale» The salary range for nurses is between £14,000 and £25,000.–Prepositions-lu. on a salary» She must be on a six-figure salary by now. • • • Extra Examples:» She retired at 50 on a full salary.» It's not by any means a brilliant salary but it's adequate for our needs.» Your salary will be paid on the third week of each calendar month.» They're raising three kids on one small salary so money is very tight.» I wouldn't work for them if they paid me twice my current salary. |
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