salary, celery

Salary or salary ( sal ah ree ) means income earned from work, paid weekly or monthly, but not by the hour--
He looked for a new job with a higher salary.
She took the job, even thought the salary was low.

Celery or celery ( sell er ee ) is the light green vegetable that looks like the stems of a large plant--
The recipe calls for chopped celery.
He liked to snack on celery and peanut butter.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"His salary was so low that he couldn't afford celery."

Note--someone who earns a salary is a "salaried" employee--
Is he an hourly employee or a salaried employee?