(a meager salary)

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• meager salary — small salary, salary that is not large enough to live on …   English contemporary dictionary

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• salary — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, generous, good, handsome, high, huge, large, top ▪ Top salaries are liable for a higher rate of tax …   Collocations dictionary

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