A salary is a form of periodic payment from an employer to an employee, which may be specified in an employment contract. general rule for comparing periodic salaries to hourly wages is based on a standard 40 hour work week with 50 weeks per year (minus two weeks for vacation). (Example: $40,000/year periodic salary divided by 50 weeks equals $800/week.
ascent. n. 1. the act of ascending; climb or upward movement: the ascent of hot gases. 2. an upward slope; incline or gradient.3. movement back through time, as in tracing of earlier generations (esp in the phrase line of ascent).y means of ascent and descent consist simply in dilating or contracting the gas that is in the balloon by the application of different temperatures, and here is the method of obtaining that result.
C1 A steep ârise or âfall is one that goes very âquickly from âlow to high or from high to âlow: There has been a steep âincrease/ârise in âprices. More examples. 1  She â scrambled up the steep â hillside and over the â rocks. 2  There's a very steep â slope just before you â reach the â top of the â mountain. 3  I had to â climb a steep â flight of â stairs to her â front â door. 4  The car's â speed â slackened off as it went up a steep â hill.