—n. (pl. -ies) a fixed regular payment, usu. monthly or quarterly, made by an employer to an employee, esp. a professional or white-collar worker (cf. WAGE n. 1).
—v.tr. (-ies, -ied) (usu. as salaried adj.) pay a salary to.
Etymology: ME f. AF salarie, OF salaire f. L salarium orig. soldier's salt-money f. sal salt
Useful english dictionary. 2012.