"pay grade" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pay grades [plural]
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  1. A level indicating a base salary (in the US applying to military and government employees). Translations (level indicating a base salary): løntrin [neuter] (Danish), loonschaal [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), barema [neuter] (Dutch), palkkaluokka (Finnish), échelon (French), Gehaltsstufe [feminine] (German), Besoldungsgruppe [feminine] (German), grád pá [masculine] (Irish), nivel salarial [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pay_grade-en-noun--QbVbjep Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'level indicating a base salary': 83 17
  2. (figuratively) A level of authority or responsibility (since pay rate, authority and responsibility generally increase similarly). Tags: figuratively Synonyms: paygrade Related terms: above one's pay grade, beyond one's pay grade Translations (level of authority or responsibility): lønramme [common-gender] (Danish), asemataso (Finnish), grade [masculine] (French), Gehaltsgruppe [feminine] (German), Lohnstufe [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-pay_grade-en-noun--A499FPU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'level of authority or responsibility': 9 91

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