Standard Lemma guide

salaried

adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: S AE1 L ER0 IY0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Paid monthly as opposed to weekly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of salary

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

receiving a salary

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • salaried members of the staff

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: freelance

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

for which money is paid

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a paying job
  • remunerative work
  • salaried employment
  • stipendiary services

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compensable, paying(a), remunerative, stipendiary

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

receiving or eligible for compensation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • salaried workers
  • a stipendiary magistrate

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compensated, remunerated, stipendiary

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From salary + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Swedish: avlönad — describing one who is paid a salary
  • Finnish: kuukausipalkkainen — describing one who is paid monthly
  • Greek: έμμισθος (émmisthos) — describing one who is paid monthly
  • Greek: μισθωτός (misthotós) — describing one who is paid monthly
  • Turkish: aylıklı — describing one who is paid monthly
  • Turkish: maaşlı — describing one who is paid monthly