nounmasculinepl: ordenados
salaries, wages
1. Fixed monetary compensation paid regularly to an employee for work performed
The employees received their ordenados on the last Friday of the month.
Os funcionários receberam seus ordenados na última sexta-feira do mês.
2. Regular stipend or payment given to a member of the clergy or religious order
The priests received their ordenados from the church treasury.
Os padres recebiam seus ordenados da tesouraria da igreja.
While 'ordenados' is a formal, traditional term used in Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese, particularly in institutional and governmental contexts, modern Brazilian Portuguese increasingly favors 'salários' in everyday speech. The term 'ordenados' maintains stronger usage in Portugal and in more formal Brazilian business and legal documentation.
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