salary /ˈsæləɹi/noun 1adjective 1verb 1forms 5 noun1 •a set amount of money that someone earns from a job each month or year, not by the hourThis is hire and salary, not revenge. — 1599 adjective1 •(no longer used) Saline. verb1 •To pay on the basis of a period of a week or longer, especially to convert from another form of compensation. formssalaried · salarying · salaries · more salary · most salary