SALARY


Meaning of SALARY in English

n. & v.

--n. (pl. -ies) a fixed regular payment, usu. monthly or quarterly, made by an employer to an employee, esp. a professional or white-collar worker (cf. WAGE n. 1).

--v.tr. (-ies, -ied) (usu. as salaried adj.) pay a salary to.

Etymology: ME f. AF salarie, OF salaire f. L salarium orig. soldier's salt-money f. sal salt

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.