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sallary

sallary is the obsolete spelling 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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Forms of sallary

pluralsallaries

Questions about sallary

What is sallary the obsolete spelling of?
Sallary is the obsolete spelling of salary.

Words near sallary in the dictionary

  1. sallampore
  2. sallampores
  3. Sallands
  4. Sallapadan
  5. sallaries
  6. sallary
  7. sallat
  8. sallats
  9. salle
  10. salle d'armes
  11. sallee

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