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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessalaire
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /sa.lɛʁ/
"Les salaires sont versés chaque fin de semaine."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A fixed regular payment earned for work or services, typically paid on a daily, weekly, or piece-rate basis.
"Many manufacturing employees receive their weekly wage on Friday afternoons."
- 1
To engage in or carry on a conflict, war, or campaign.
"The labor union decided to wage a peaceful campaign for better working conditions."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old Northern French word 'wager' (to pledge, engage, or guarantee), which came from the Frankish root *wetti (a pledge). By the late Middle English period, the term shifted from meaning a general pledge or security to specifically signifying the financial compensation paid to a worker for labor.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wage" is said worldwide
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salaire
Transliteration: /sa.lɛʁ/
"Les salaires sont versés chaque fin de semaine."
Lohn
Transliteration: /loːn/
"Der wöchentliche Lohn wurde pünktlich überwiesen."
salario
Transliteration: /saˈla.rjo/
"Il salario settimanale viene pagato di venerdì."
salario
Transliteration: /saˈla.ɾjo/
"Los trabajadores esperan su salario semanal."
salário
Transliteration: /saˈla.ɾiu/
"O salário semanal é depositado na sexta-feira."
मजदूरी
Transliteration: mazdūrī
"कामगारों को उनकी साप्ताहिक मजदूरी मिल गई।"
工资
Transliteration: gōngzī
"工人每周五领取他们的工资。"
임금
Transliteration: imgeum
"직원들은 매주 금요일에 임금을 받습니다."
賃金
Transliteration: chingin
"毎週金曜日に賃金が支払われます。"
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