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/saˈlaɾjo/
Translation
salary
Word origin
From Latin salarium, the allowance paid to Roman soldiers to buy salt, from sal ('salt'). This is also the origin of the English phrase 'worth one's salt'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- salarium
- English cognates
- salary, salt
Grammar
Examples
.
His salary barely covers the month's expenses.
.
The minimum wage went up this year.
buen .
She earns a good salary at the new company.
¿ ?
What is the salary for this position?
.
They ask for a pay rise every year.
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