pay

nounmasculine/ˈsoɫdu/medium

sol·do

Definition

Payment or remuneration, especially the periodic salary of a soldier or public servant.

The troops were waiting for their monthly pay.

His pay as a civil servant was not high but stable.

syn

Common collocations

military paymonthly payreceive pay

Do italiano 'soldo' (moeda, pagamento), por sua vez do latim 'solidus' (moeda de ouro).