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Salery or salary?

Did you mean salary? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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Correct spelling: salary. Misspelling: salery.

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Memory tip

Salary ends in -ary, and comes from the Latin for salt money.

Why people write “salery”

The endings -ary and -ery often sound alike; this word takes -ary.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make salary automatic.

What does “salary” mean?

salary noun

  1. something that remunerates

    “wages were paid by check”

    Synonyms:wagepayearningsremuneration

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Salary” in a sentence

  • She negotiated a higher salary.
  • Wages were paid by check.

Is “salary” a playable word?

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9 points in Scrabble · 9 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“salery” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from SALARY.

Salary: quick answers

Is it salery or salary?
The correct spelling is salary. “salery” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell salary?
Salary ends in -ary, and comes from the Latin for salt money.
What does salary mean?
Salary means: something that remunerates.