sal´a|ry|less

sal´a|ry|less
sal|a|ry «SAL uhr ee, SAL ree», noun, plural -ries.
fixed pay for regular work. It is made periodically to a person, especially by the week or month. »

Clerks in that store receive a salary of $100 a week. The fees annually paid to lawyers…amount in every court, to a much greater sum than the salaries of the judges (Adam Smith).

SYNONYM(S): stipend.
[< Anglo-French salarie, learned borrowing from Latin salārium soldier's allowance for salt; pay < sāl, salis salt]
sal´a|ry|less, adjective.
Usage salary, wages. Though these words are synonyms, salary generally refers to a fixed compensation for regular work (usually uninterrupted by weather, sales demands, or other outside influences) and often paid at longer intervals than wages (usually paid on an hourly basis).

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