salary

  1. Noun.  A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually measured on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or autonomy.
  2. Verb.  To pay on the basis of a period of a week or longer, especially to convert from another form of compensation.

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