salary
noun
a fixed compensation periodically paid to a person for regular work or services.
salaries
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pluralof salary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They predict a short-term hit to the housing market as many mortgages rely on two incomes and housing has gotten more expensive relative to salaries, especially for buyers already stretched financially thin.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Others insisted salaries should be cut during maternity leave.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The 37-year-old was protesting on Tuesday to "demand our rights" and to have a wage raise "just like other public-sector employees whose salaries were increased".
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Yet many others have been locked out of prosperity, and entrenched inflation is pressuring even those with six-figure salaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Most of my people who earned tolerable salaries were either teachers, preachers, or doctors.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
