🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

revenu salarial

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁəvəny salaʁjal

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Wage income/ˈweɪdʒ ˈɪn.kəm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le revenu salarial de la classe moyenne a stagné cette année."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Money received for work or services performed, typically calculated on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis, or as a periodic salary.

    "Higher taxation on wage income can directly impact the purchasing power of the working class."
  2. 2

    Earnings generated strictly through active employment as distinguished from passive or investment income.

    "The financial advisor recommended diversifying beyond just wage income by building an investment portfolio."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a compound of 'wage', derived from the Old Northern French 'wager' (to pledge, guarantee, or pay), and 'income', originating from Middle English meaning that which comes in as a periodic yield. Historically consolidated in modern economic and labor lexicons during the industrial era, it specifically denotes earnings derived from hourly or salaried labor rather than investment or capital gains.

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