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工资 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • perk noun An extra benefit that comes with a job, beyond the salary.
  • perquisite noun Any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary.
  • remuneration noun Payment or compensation given for work or services.
  • stipend noun A regular, fixed payment for services — often given to clergy, students, interns, or public officials instead of a full wage.
  • wage noun Money paid to a worker, usually calculated by the hour.

Senses

工资 is used for these senses in English:

  • emolument (formal) Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary.
  • perk (informal) Perquisite.
  • perquisite (chiefly in the plural) Any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary.
  • remuneration A payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument.
  • stipend (archaic) A regular fixed payment made to someone (especially a clergyman, judge, soldier, or teacher) for services provided by them; a salary. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
  • wage (often in plural) An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.

perk — full definition

  1. noun An extra benefit that comes with a job, beyond the salary.
  2. verb (often "perk up") To become more lively, cheerful, or alert.
  3. verb Of coffee, to brew by percolating through hot water.

perquisite — full definition

  1. noun Any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary.
  2. noun A privilege or possession held or claimed exclusively by a certain person, group or class.

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