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earn a decent salary

UK/ɜːn ə ˈdiːsənt ˈsæləri/US/ɝːn ə ˈdisənt ˈsæləri/earn a DE·cent SAL·ary

Band 4-5speakingtask2

to receive a salary that is fair and adequate for living

Examples

Most job seekers hope to earn a decent salary that covers living costs.

She left the company because she wanted to earn a decent salary elsewhere.

A decent salary can improve quality of life and reduce stress.

Band 8 sentence

To attract skilled staff, the company must ensure employees earn a decent salary and have career development opportunities.

Collocations

  • earn a good salary
  • earn a decent income

Word family

earn verbsalary noundecent adjective

Common mistakes

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Say it for a higher band

5get a decent salary6earn decent salary7+earn a decent salary

Synonyms

receive a fair wage

Easily confused

earn a good salary

She left to find a job where she could earn a good salary.

receive a fair wage

Workers campaigned to receive a fair wage.

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