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Salary

noun/sˈælɚɹi/
Definition
something that remunerates
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/sˈælɚɹi/
🇬🇧British English
/sˈaləɹi/
🇮🇳Indian English
/sˈaləɹi/
3 syllables Say it as /sˈælɚɹi/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounsomething that remunerates
“wages were paid by check”
Word Forms
payverbbring in
earnverbacquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
remunerateverbmake payment to; compensate
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Gehalt
etwas, das entlohnt
🇫🇷French
salaire
quelque chose qui rémunère
🇪🇸Spanish
salario
algo que remunera
🇮🇹Italian
stipendio
qualcosa che remunera
🇳🇱Dutch
salaris
iets dat vergoedt
🇵🇹Portuguese
salário
algo que remunera
🇷🇺Russian
зарплата
что-то, что вознаграждает
India
🇮🇳Hindi
वेतन
कुछ ऐसा जो पारिश्रमिक देता हो
🇧🇩Bengali
বেতন
এমন কিছু যা পারিশ্রমিক দেয়
🇮🇳Tamil
சம்பளம்
ஊதியம் தரும் ஒன்று
🇮🇳Telugu
జీతం
రెమ్యూనరేట్ చేసే విషయం
🇮🇳Marathi
पगार
मोबदला देणारे काहीतरी
🇮🇳Gujarati
પગાર
કંઈક કે જે મહેનતાણું આપે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಂಬಳ
ಸಂಭಾವನೆ ನೀಡುವ ಏನೋ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ശമ്പളം
പ്രതിഫലം നൽകുന്ന ഒന്ന്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਤਨਖਾਹ
ਕੁਝ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਜੋ ਮਿਹਨਤਾਨਾ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
تنخواہ
کچھ جو معاوضہ دیتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
薪水
有报酬的东西
🇯🇵Japanese
給料
報酬となる何か
🇰🇷Korean
샐러리
보상을 주는 것
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lương
cái gì đó trả thù lao
🇹🇭Thai
เงินเดือน
บางสิ่งบางอย่างที่ให้ผลตอบแทน
🇮🇩Indonesian
gaji
sesuatu yang memberi imbalan
🇵🇭Filipino
suweldo
isang bagay na nagpapasweldo
🇲🇾Malay
gaji
sesuatu yang memberi imbuhan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مرتب
شيء يكافئ
🇮🇷Persian
حقوق و دستمزد
چیزی که پاداش می دهد
🇹🇷Turkish
maaş
karşılığını veren bir şey
🇮🇱Hebrew
מַשׂכּוֹרֶת
משהו שמתגמל
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'salary'?
The primary meaning of 'salary' is 'something that remunerates'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'salary' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'salary' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'salary' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'salary' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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