What does sueldo in Spanish mean?

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

The word sueldo in Spanish means salary, wage, sueldo, weld, solder, patch up, for a salary, for pay, for wages, salaried, salary advance, hired killer, contract killer, professional killer, raise, starvation wage, gross monthly income, regular wages, regular salary, basic salary, taxable income, suspension without pay. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sueldo

salary, wage

nombre masculino (salario)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La compañía sigue sin subirme el sueldo.
The company still hasn't increased my salary.

sueldo

nombre masculino (moneda antigua) (old coin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Encontraron cien sueldos enterrados en el jardín.
They found one hundred sueldos buried in the garden.

weld, solder

verbo transitivo (unir aplicando calor)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Soldaron las varillas para formar una cruz.
The bars were welded together to form a cross.

patch up

verbo transitivo (figurado (arreglar)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Trató de soldar su desaciertos con buenas obras.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The mechanic patched up the car door with a piece of spare sheet metal.

for a salary, for pay, for wages

locución adverbial (remunerado)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Martín y María trabajan a sueldo para la empresa.
Martin and Maria work for the company for pay (or: a salary).

salaried

locución adjetiva (remunerado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Marín y María son empleados a sueldo.
Marin and Maria are salaried employees.

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.

hired killer, contract killer, professional killer

locución nominal con flexión de género (sicario)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se cree que el dueño de la fábrica fue liquidado por un asesino a sueldo.
It's thought that the factory owner was taken out by a hired killer.

raise

(subida) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Adriana se armó de valor y pidió un aumento de sueldo en su trabajo.
Adriana gathered her courage and asked for a raise at her work.

starvation wage

(coloquial (poco dinero)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se vive mal con un sueldo de hambre.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I enjoy my job but I'm paid peanuts - so I'll have to look for something else.

gross monthly income

(sueldo antes de descuentos)

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

regular wages, regular salary, basic salary

(sueldo sin extras)

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

taxable income

(sueldo por el que se cotiza)

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

suspension without pay

(derecho: sanción laboral)

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

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