What does salaire in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word salaire in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use salaire in French.

The word salaire in French means wages, reward, recompense, equal pay for equal work, raise, advance on your salary, pay slip, wage slip, wage assignment, in settlement of 's wages, salary grid, one-income household, salary expectations, salary deduction, attachment of earnings, gross salary, gross wage, basic salary, basic wage, starvation wage, starvation salary, basic salary, basic wage, hourly rate, hourly wage, median wage, median salary, minimum wage, minimum wage, average salary, average wage, average pay, net salary, take-home pay, hourly rate, hourly wage, real wages, desired salary, variable pay, all work deserves payment, hard work deserves a fair reward, hard work deserves a fair reward, pay a salary, pay a wage. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word salaire

wages

nom masculin (contrepartie pécuniaire d'un travail) (weekly, daily)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Tout travail mérite salaire.
All work deserves wages.

reward, recompense

nom masculin (figuré (récompense)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ceci est le salaire de son dévouement.
This is the reward for his devotion.

equal pay for equal work

(expression de revendication salariale)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

raise

nom féminin (hausse de revenus) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

advance on your salary

nom féminin (paye anticipée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Devant faire face à des dépenses inattendues, il demanda une avance sur salaire.

pay slip, wage slip

nom masculin (feuille de paie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le montant à déclarer aux impôts se trouve sur le dernier bulletin de salaire de l'année.

wage assignment

nom féminin (moyen de paiement garanti) (finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in settlement of 's wages

locution adverbiale (pour payer un salaire)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Jacques a reçu un chèque en règlement du salaire du mois de janvier.

salary grid

nom féminin (salaires relatifs à une branche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

one-income household

nom masculin (couple avec un salaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est un ménage à salaire unique, la femme ne travaille pas, ce qui est devenu rare.

salary expectations

nom féminin pluriel (paye escomptée)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Il présenta ses prétentions de salaire en fin d'entretien.

salary deduction

nom féminin (prélèvement fait sur la paye) (tax)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une nouvelle taxe sera appliquée par retenue sur salaire.

attachment of earnings

nom féminin (prélèvement sur le salaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gross salary, gross wage

nom masculin (salaire avant prélèvements)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le salaire brut de Gérard est de 2500 €.

basic salary, basic wage

nom masculin (salaire fixe avant primes et majorations)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

starvation wage

nom masculin (salaire de misère)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les ouvriers se plaignent de leur salaire de famine.

starvation salary

locution verbale (faible salaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

basic salary, basic wage

nom masculin (salaire non indexé, non majoré)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hourly rate, hourly wage

nom masculin (taux horaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

median wage, median salary

nom masculin (statistique salariale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le salaire médian représente la valeur intermédiaire entre les salariés gagnant le plus et ceux gagnant le moins.

minimum wage

nom masculin (revenu minimal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

minimum wage

nom masculin (revenu minimal selon la loi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

average salary, average wage, average pay

nom masculin (paie moyenne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le salaire moyen est la moyenne arithmétique de l'ensemble des salaires perçus par la population considérée.

net salary, take-home pay

nom masculin (salaire après prélèvements, cotisations)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec cette nouvelle taxe, nos salaires nets ont baissé de 5 %.

hourly rate, hourly wage

nom masculin (salaire horaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

real wages

nom masculin (pouvoir d'achat) (purchasing power)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

desired salary

(prétention de rémunération)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

variable pay

nom masculin (salaire à partie variable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

all work deserves payment, hard work deserves a fair reward

(un travail doit être payé)

hard work deserves a fair reward

(tout travail mérite d'être payé)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

pay a salary, pay a wage

(payer des appointements)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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