salary sacrifice

noun

The process where some of an employee's pay is retained by the employer to cover benefits such as parking, childcare, or meals.

Meanings

nounsalary sacrifice (countable and uncountable, plural salary sacrifices)

plural salary sacrifices

  1. countableuncountableThe process where some of an employee's pay is retained by the employer to cover benefits such as parking, childcare, or meals.

    Synonyms: salary packaging

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe process where some of an employee's pay is retained by the employer to cover benefits such as parking, childcare, or meals.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 工資犧牲 /工资牺牲
  • 工資犧牲 /工资牺牲 (gōngzī xīshēng)process
Finnish luontoisedun vähentäminen palkasta
  • luontoisedun vähentäminen palkastaprocess
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APA

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MLA

“salary sacrifice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salary%20sacrifice. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salary sacrifice,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salary%20sacrifice.

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