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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Though salaries remain the most important factor driving consumption, the equity market’s wealth effect is becoming increasingly influential, doubling its impact on spending since 1990.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Rio prosecutors charged Flávio in 2020 with running a scheme to skim the salaries of legislative aides, a case later closed after key evidence was thrown out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
“This destruction comes on top of everything else — the low salaries, the inflation, the loss of opportunities ... What can we do? Keep on crying? We cannot even cry with so much pain.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
There is no slowdown on the horizon: AI companies continue signing on for more office space, attracting new people with top salaries who need somewhere to live.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
“When she grows up, she’ll be our Kochamma, and she’ll raise our salaries, and give us nylon saris for Onam.”
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
