English noun: salary | |||
1. | salary (possession) something that remunerates | ||
Samples | Wages were paid by check. He wasted his pay on drink. They saved a quarter of all their earnings. | ||
Synonyms | earnings, pay, remuneration, wage | ||
Broader (hypernym) | regular payment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | combat pay, double time, found, half-pay, living wage, merit pay, minimum wage, pay envelope, pay packet, sick pay, strike pay, take-home pay | ||
Part meronym | payroll, paysheet | ||