salary
nounHow many syllables in salary?
There are 3 syllables in the word salary.How to pronounce salary:
Definition of salary:
- salary (noun):
- something that remunerates.
- fixed compensation paid regularly for services
- a fixed regular payment made by an employer, usually monthly, for professional or office work
Synonyms for salary:
allowance
combat pay
compensation
double time
earnings
emolument
fee
found
half-pay
hire
income
living wage
merit pay
minimum wage
overtime
pay
pay envelope
pay packet
paycheck
payment
payroll
paysheet
recompense
regular payment
remuneration
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Antonyms for salary:
bills
debt
expenditure
expenses
increase
loss
losses
outgoings
payment
payout
penalty
whole
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