Definition
Money that a person regularly receives for their work.
Translations
- English
- salary
- Français
- salaire
- Türkçe
- maaş
- Polski
- wynagrodzenie
- Русский
- зарплата
- Українська
- зарплата
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Gehalt
- A2
- Noun
- Work & Professions
- Shopping & Money
salary
/das ɡəˈhalt/
Meaning and translations
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Grammar & classification
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- Article
- das
- Gender
- —
- Plural
- Gehälter
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimaryShopping & Money
Usage examples
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Pronunciation and forms
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Lemma
Gehalt/ɡəˈhalt/
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Article phrase
das Gehalt/das ɡəˈhalt/
Declension / Forms
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Usage and collocations
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Semantic relations
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- Near-synonymLohn — wage
Lohn and Gehalt both refer to regular payment for work; Gehalt is used particularly for salaried employees, whereas Lohn has traditionally been associated more with manual workers.
- Near-synonymEinkommen — income
A Gehalt is a regular form of Einkommen from employment, whereas Einkommen can also include other sources.
Word formation and word family
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