年俸(ねんぽう)

ねんぽう
noun
annual salary; yearly pay
businessmoney
1. annual salary; yearly pay
The total amount of money paid to someone per year as compensation for their work.
年俸(ねんぽう)は500万(まん)円(えん)だ。
The annual salary is 5 million yen.
年俸(ねんぽう)制(せい)で働(はたら)いている。
I work under an annual salary system.
That player signed a major contract with an annual salary of 100 million yen.

A compound of 年(ねん) (year) and 俸(ぽう) (stipend, salary). The kanji 俸(ぽう) specifically refers to official remuneration.

Usage

Commonly appears in sports news (especially baseball and soccer contract negotiations) and business/employment contexts. 年俸(ねんぽう)制(せい) is a pay system where salary is set as an annual lump sum rather than monthly, common for executives and professional athletes.

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