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.
âº difficult, needing a lot of effort and energy: an arduous climb/task/journey. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words. Complicated and difficult to do. advanced. ambitious.