Definitions

salary

[sal-uh-ree] / ˈsæl ə ri /

NOUN

money paid for work done

Synonyms

STRONGEST

earnings fee income pay payroll stipend wage

STRONG

bacon bread emolument hire recompense remuneration scale take wages

WEAK

take-home

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bills debt

Example Sentences

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The hours you spend with me, dear "Mon," Are very few, it seems to me; I count you over, every dime apart, MY SALARY.

From More Toasts by Mosher, Marion Dix

It is very simple: he gets FEES, AND NO SALARY.

From A Tramp Abroad — Volume 07 by Twain, Mark

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