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salaries

UK/ˈsæləɹiz/

salaries is the plural of salary.

salaries is the third-person singular simple present indicative of salary.

Meaning of salary

Noun

salary (plural salaries)

  1. 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.
    • This is hire and salary, not revenge.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

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Questions about salaries

What is salaries the plural of?
Salaries is the plural of salary.
How do you pronounce salaries?
Salaries is pronounced /ˈsæləɹiz/ (UK).

Words near salaries in the dictionary

  1. Salar
  2. salara
  3. salariat
  4. salariats
  5. salaried
  6. salaries
  7. salary
  8. salary cap
  9. salary caps
  10. salary packaging
  11. salary sacrifice

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