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Proceeds vs Salary - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between proceeds and salary

is that proceeds is revenue; gross revenue while salary is a fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually measured on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or autonomy.

As verbs the difference between proceeds and salary

is that proceeds is third-person singular of proceed while salary is to pay on the basis of a period of a week or longer, especially to convert from another form of compensation.

As an adjective salary is

saline.

proceeds

English

Noun

(en-plural noun)
  • Revenue; gross revenue.
  • They will donate all proceeds -- the entire amount collected in ticket sales -- from the show to charity.
  • Profits; net revenue.
  • They will donate net proceeds -- whatever money is left after they pay their expenses -- from the show to charity.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (proceed)
  • Anagrams

    * English heteronyms

    salary

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete)

    Noun

    (salaries)
  • A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually measured on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or autonomy.
  • * Shakespeare
  • This is hire and salary , not revenge.
  • * 1668 July 3rd, , “Thomas Rue contra'' Andrew Hou?toun” in ''The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 547
  • Andrew Hou?toun'' and ''Adam Mu?het'', being Tack?men of the Excize, did Imploy ''Thomas Rue'' to be their Collector, and gave him a Sallary of 30. pound ''Sterling for a year.

    See also

    * pay * remuneration * wage * wages

    Verb

  • To pay on the basis of a period of a week or longer, especially to convert from another form of compensation.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) saline