The basic compensation that an employee receives, usually as a wage or salary, is called base pay.

雇员获得的最基本报酬是工资或者薪水，这就是基本工资。

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Regardless, the fact that — according to executive compensation research firm Equilar — CEOs of at least 32 companies took $1 or no base salary in the past year is certainly creating a buzz.

无论如何，这一事实——根据高官年金调查公司“Equilar”——至少32个拿1美元的CEO或者那些在去年没有固定工资的CEO们，只是在放烟幕弹。

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Definitions of direct and indirect compensation to ensure participants understand and appreciate Base Salary, Total Cash, Total Earnings and Total Remuneration concepts.

定义直接和间接薪资，以确保学员理解基本工资，所有的现金收入，总收入，及总报酬的内容。

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But setting a low base salary and paying a larger part of compensation in performance-related bonuses might not be effective either.

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