Plural of salary
regular plural
The plural of salary is salaries.
Forms of salary
| Singular | salary /ˈsæləɹi/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | salaries /ˈsæləɹiz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Salaries in a sentence
- We should put a cap on the salaries, to keep them under control.From the entry cap
- They're going to cut salaries by fifteen percent.From the entry cut
- The school system cannot raise teachers' salaries, so they are providing better benefits as an effort to up the ante.From the entry up the ante
- Nondirectors at the company generally had lower salaries.From the entry nondirector
- Children′s lawyers do not earn six figure salaries, get appointed to company boards, or Orders of Australia.2002, Law Institute of Victoria, Queensland Law Society, Law Institute Journal: The Official Organ of the Law Institute of Victoria…. From the entry Order of Australia
Meaning of salary
- noun A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or autonomy.
- verb To pay on the basis of a period of a week or longer, especially to convert from another form of compensation.
- adjective Saline.
Questions about the plural of salary
- What is the plural of salary?
- The plural of salary is salaries.
- Is salary countable?
- Salary is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: salary (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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