salary

noun [C]

/ˈsæl·ə·ri/

Definition

› aa fixed amount of money paid to someone for the work the person is employed to do, esp. the amount paid every year: a meager/generous salary Teachers’ salaries would rise an average of $1000 under the proposal.

(Definition of salary noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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