Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salaried

/sˈælɚid/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: salaried
IPA: /sˈælɚid/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Paid a salary, as opposed to being an hourly worker or a volunteer. Generally indicating a professional or manager.

adj

Paid monthly as opposed to weekly.

verb

simple past and past participle of salary

Etymology

From salary + -ed.

Derived Forms

nonsalaried oversalaried undersalaried unsalaried

Synonyms

compensable paying remunerative stipendiary compensated remunerated

Questions

How do you pronounce salaried?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈælɚid/.
What does salaried mean?: Paid a salary, as opposed to being an hourly worker or a volunteer. Generally indicating a professional or manager.
Where does salaried come from?: From salary + -ed.

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