unsalaried
/' n's l rid/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Not receiving a salary; unpaid: Describes a position, role, or work for which no regular salary or wage is paid.
- Voluntary; without monetary compensation: Often used to describe work done on a voluntary basis or positions that are not part of a paid employment structure.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- She held an unsalaried position on the board of trustees for three years.
- Many interns start in unsalaried roles to gain experience in the industry.
- The organization relies on the efforts of its unsalaried volunteers.
Advanced Usage
- Legal/Formal Context: Used in official documents to distinguish unpaid roles from paid employment, often with implications for benefits, taxes, or legal status.
- The contract specified that the advisory role was entirely unsalaried.
- Economic Context: Can describe labor that is not part of the formal wage economy.
- A significant amount of domestic work remains unsalaried.
Variants and Related Words
- Unpaid (adj): The most common synonym, meaning not paid for.
- Voluntary (adj): Done, given, or acting of one's own free will, often without payment. (Note: "voluntary" can imply more choice than "unsalaried").
- Uncompensated (adj): Not receiving any compensation, which can include benefits beyond just a salary.
- Honorary (adj): Conferred as an honor, without the usual requirements or payments, especially of an office. (e.g., an chairman).
Synonyms
- Unpaid
- Uncompensated
- Gratis (for services)
- Voluntary (in many contexts)
Antonyms
- Salaried
- Paid
- Compensated
- Remunerated
Related Phrases/Idioms
- Pro bono: A Latin phrase meaning "for the public good," used to describe professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment.
- The lawyer took the case on a pro bono basis.
- Labor of love: Work done for the pleasure of it rather than for monetary reward.
- Maintaining the community garden was a labor of love for her.
Adjective
- not paying a salary
- an uncompensated federal post