词组 | salary |
释义 | salary /ˈsæləri/ noun (plural salaries) [C,U] money that you receive as payment from the organization you work for, usually paid to you every monthadjectivesa high salary I wanted a job with a higher salary.a low salary It sounds an interesting job, but the salary is too low.a big/large/huge/enormous salary Some bankers are on huge salaries.a good salary Doctors get good salaries.an attractive salary The company are offering a very attractive salary.a modest salary (=not very big) My salary is comparatively modest compared to his.a six-figure salary (=one over £100,000 or $100,000) He’s now a top executive with a six-figure salary.sb’s annual salary His annual salary is $200,000.sb’s monthly salary The tax is taken from your monthly salary.sb’s current salary His current salary is just over £30,000 a year.the average salary The average salary for a teacher is $40,000 a year.the gross salary (=before tax is taken off) 40% of his gross annual salary is taken in tax.the basic/base salary (=the basic amount that someone is paid) The basic salary is $50,000 a year, plus other benefits including a company car.the starting salary (=the salary someone gets when they start a job) The starting salary for a hotel manager is $26,400.verbsearn/get/receive a salary His father earns a good salary.be on a salary BrE (=be earning a particular amount of money) She’s on a salary of £20,000 a year.command a salary formal (=be able to get a salary, usually a high salary) Managing directors can command high salaries.pay sb a salary Large companies often pay better salaries.offer sb a salary They offered her a starting salary of $70,000 a year.increase sb’s salary His annual salary was increased to £300,000.cut sb’s salary (=reduce someone’s salary) The company plans to cut salaries by as much as 20%.cap sb’s salary (=say officially that someone’s salary must not be higher than a particular amount) Government officials are having their salaries capped.live on a salary (=use it to buy the things you need to live) Most people would find it hard to live on a salary of £12,000 a year.salary + nounsa salary increase He was given a huge salary increase.a salary cut (=a decrease in someone’s salary) The workforce agreed to take salary cuts.the salary scale/structure (=the list of increasing salaries that someone in a job can earn) He is almost at the top of his salary scale.a salary package (=salary and other things such as a pension or shares, which a company offers for a job) They are offering an excellent salary package.phrasesa drop/cut in salary (=a reduction in salary) He couldn’t afford to take a drop in salary.an increase/rise in salary They were offered a 10% increase in salary.THESAURUS: salary pay the money you receive for doing a job: The pay is good but you have to work long hours. | Teachers are asking for higher pay. | They work long hours for low pay. | The hourly pay went up by £2. | The take-home pay is around £250 a week (=the pay you get after tax and other things have been taken off). wages also wage the money that someone is paid every week by their employer, especially someone who works in a shop or factory: In those days, miners could earn good wages. | Many restaurant staff are on low wages. | The average weekly wage is $12. | The workers are asking for a wage increase. income the money that you receive regularly for doing your job, and from things such as a business or investments: The amount of tax you have to pay depends on your income. | The government wants to help families on low incomes. | Single men often have high disposable incomes (=a lot of money after paying taxes, bills etc, that you can spend on buying things). earnings the total amount of money you earn from any job you do – used especially when talking in general about people’s salaries: The average earnings are much higher in Western countries. | The new tax is aimed at people with earnings of over £150,000 a year. the money informal the amount of money that someone is paid for their work – used especially when saying if this seems a lot or a little: Firefighters earn good money. | I like my job, but the money is not very good. | “What’s the money like?” “I’d say it’s about average.”Collocations of words meaning salaryThese words share many of the same collocations as salary. You say high wages/income/earnings, and low wages/income/earnings. You can also say good wages and a big/small income. |
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