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pay grade
[ pey-greyd ]
/ ËpeÉȘ ËgreÉȘd /
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This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
the grade of a member of the armed services established according to a scale of increasing amounts of base pay and related to but not identical with official rank:A soldier in my pay grade had very little money.
a grade on any pay or salary scale: Advancement to a higher pay grade will depend on your job performance.
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Idioms about pay grade
be above / be beyond one's pay grade, to be above oneâs level of ability, skill, knowledge, or authority: To be honest, that subject is way above my pay grade.Itâs beyond this courtâs pay grade to alter the doctrine.
Origin of pay grade
First recorded in 1880â85; originally a term in the U.S. armed forces
Words nearby pay grade
PAYE, payee, pay envelope, payer, pay for, pay grade, pay-in, paying guest, payload, payload assist module, payloader
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