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pay grade en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. A level indicating a base salary (in the US applying to military and government employees).
  2. (figuratively) A level of authority or responsibility (since pay rate, authority and responsibility generally increase similarly).

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
paygrade alternative lexicographic
pay grades Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

above one's pay grade · beyond one's pay grade

Translations (15)

cmn 薪級 /薪级 (level indicating a base salary) · fi palkkaluokka (level indicating a base salary) · nl loonschaal (level indicating a base salary) · de Besoldungsgruppe (level indicating a base salary) · es nivel salarial (level indicating a base salary) · de Gehaltsstufe (level indicating a base salary) · nl barema (level indicating a base salary) · de Gehaltsgruppe (level of authority or responsibility) · da løntrin (level indicating a base salary) · ga grád pá (level indicating a base salary) · fr grade (level of authority or responsibility) · da lønramme (level of authority or responsibility) · fr échelon (level indicating a base salary) · fi asemataso (level of authority or responsibility) · de Lohnstufe (level of authority or responsibility)