salarynoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈsæl.ər.i/us/ˈsæl.ɚ.i/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 £40,000
His net monthly salary is €2,500.
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
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wage noun
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- 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.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Earning money
- bank
- base pay
- be quids in idiom
- black money
- blast
- bread
- bread and butter
- breadwinner
- bring sth in
- danger money
- draw
- earn
- fundraiser
- honorarium
- hustle
- income
- money for old rope idiom
- payday
- strike pay
- venal
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