El salario
Example: El salario de mi hermano es suficiente para vivir bien.
Definition
"El salario" refers to the fixed regular payment, typically paid on a monthly or biweekly basis, that an employee receives from an employer for work performed or services rendered. It is the amount of money earned as compensation for labor or employment.
Etymology
The term "el salario" comes from the Latin word 'salarium,' which originally referred to the money given to Roman soldiers to buy salt, a valuable commodity at the time. Over centuries, it evolved to mean wages or payment for work. Did you know salt was once so valuable that it influenced the word for salary?
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"El salario" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (A2) - set 1", containing 125 commonly used words.
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