Salary

salary , definition of salary , meaning of salary - 1 ( noun ) wage, pay, earn ings, remuneration, salary something that remunerates "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings" 1 ( adj ) sala ry saline 2 ( noun ) salary 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 mon th; stipend; hire 3 ( verb ) salary to pay, or agree to pay, a salary to; to attach salary to; as, to salary a clerk; to salary a position Noun1 . salary - something that remunerates ; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all thei r earnings"pay, remuneration, wage, earningscombat pay - extra pay for soldiers engaged in acti ve combatdouble time - a doubled wage ( for working overtime ) found - food and lodging provide d in addition to money; "they worked for $30 and found"half-pay - reduced wage paid to someon e who is not working full timeliving wage - a wage sufficient for a worker and family to subs ist comfortablymerit pay - extra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit ( especially to school teachers ) minimum wage - the lowest wage that an employe r is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by lawpay envelope, pay packet - wages enclos ed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earnersick pay - wages paid to an employee who is on sick leavestrike pay - money paid to strikers from union fundstake-home pay - wh at is left of your pay after deductions for taxes and dues and insurance etcregular paymen t - a payment made at regular timespayroll, paysheet - a list of employees and their salaries ; "the company had a long payroll" salarynoun pay, income, wage, fee, payment, wages, earnings, allowance, remunera tion, recompense, stipend, emolument The lawyer was paid a huge salary .