SALARY

noun

Synonyms

Stipend; pay; wages; hire; allowance.

Definition

The recompense or consideration paid, or stipulated to be paid, to a person at regular intervals for services; fixed wages, as by the year, quarter, or month; stipend; hire. This is hire and salary, not revenge. Shak.

Other Definitions

This word also has 2 other definitions:

SALARY (adjective)

Saline [Obs.]

SALARY (verb)

To pay, or agree to pay, a salary to; to attach salary to; as, to salary a clerk; to salary a position.

Added: October 09, 2025 Updated: October 09, 2025

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