What does salario in Spanish mean?

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

The word salario in Spanish means salary, salary advance, assign a salary, grant, financial grant, additional benefit, wage report, report of wages, wage withholding, basic salary, base salary, gross salary, fixed salary, minimum wage, minimum wage, net salary. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word salario

salary

nombre masculino (remuneración fija)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cobra un buen salario en su nuevo trabajo.
He receives a good salary at his new job.

salary advance

(anticipo de sueldo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pidió un anticipo de salario y se lo van a descontar a fin de mes.
She asked for a salary advance and she will be discounted at the end of the month.

assign a salary

locución verbal (adjudicar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le asignaron un salario menor al que había pedido.
She was assigned a salary that was less than what she had asked for.

grant, financial grant

(beca directa a estudiante) (paid directly)

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

additional benefit

(extra)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El seguro dental es un beneficio adicional al salario.
Dental insurance is an additional benefit to your salary.

wage report, report of wages

nombre femenino (AmL (prueba de ingresos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La constancia de salario sirve para demostrar los ingresos que recibe un trabajador.

wage withholding

locución nominal femenina (confiscación para impuestos) (taxes)

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

basic salary, base salary

(sueldo sin complementos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi salario base es suficiente para vivir, pero no me permite ahorrar.
My basic salary is enough to live off, but not enough for savings.

gross salary

(sueldo antes de descuentos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El salario bruto es bueno, pero después de los descuentos se reduce mucho.
The gross salary is good, but is greatly reduced after taxes.

fixed salary

(salario inamovible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El puesto tiene un salario fijo de $10.000 mensuales.
The position comes with a fixed salary of $10,000 per month.

minimum wage

(sueldo mínimo interprofesional)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los manifestantes reclaman un aumento del salario mínimo.
The protesters are calling for an increase in the minimum wage.

minimum wage

locución nominal masculina (der: retribución mínima) (legal limit)

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

net salary

(sueldo tras descuentos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El salario neto es menor al salario bruto.
The net salary is lower than the gross salary.

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