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pay gap

/ˈpeɪ ɡæp/

pay gap noun: the difference in salaries between one group and another.

Noun

pay gap (plural pay gaps)

  1. The difference in salaries between one group and another.
    • gender pay gap
    • race pay gap
    Synonyms:
    wage gap

Examples of pay gap in a sentence

  • sexual orientation pay gap
  • Uncertain or lost jobs, quadrupled rents, and the pay gap between Wessi and Ossi loom far larger in the average easterner's consciousness than the new family car.1993, Irwin L. Collier, Jr., “German Economic Integration: The Case for Optimism”, in Michael G. Huelshoff, Andrei S. Markovits, Simon...
  • Female lawyers are less than half as likely as similarly qualified male colleagues to become partners, and pay gaps range from 10 to 35 percent between men and women in comparable positions.1997, Deborah L. Rhode, “Women’s Work”, in Speaking of Sex: The Denial of Gender Equality, Cambridge, Mass.; London: Harvard University...
  • The widespread persistence of gender and racial pay gaps is frequently cited as evidence against the proposition that discrimination in competitive markets will be self-extinguishing [...].2005, William Bridges, “Racial Equality without Equal Employment Opportunity? Lessons from a Labor Market for Professional Athletes”, in...
  • The race pay gap reporting is intended to mirror elements of the gender pay gap regulations, proposing the same threshold of 250 employees or above for mandatory reporting.2018 October 11, Peter Walker, Jessica Elgot, “New law could force employers to reveal race pay gap figures”, in Katharine Viner, editor...

Synonyms of pay gap

Forms of pay gap

pluralpay gaps

Questions about pay gap

What does pay gap mean?
Pay gap means the difference in salaries between one group and another.
How do you use pay gap in a sentence?
sexual orientation pay gap
What part of speech is pay gap?
Pay gap is a noun.
How do you pronounce pay gap?
Pay gap is pronounced /ˈpeɪ ɡæp/ (UK).
What is the plural of pay gap?
The plural of pay gap is pay gaps.

Words near pay gap in the dictionary

  1. pay for play
  2. pay fors
  3. pay forward
  4. pay freeze
  5. pay freezes
  6. pay gap
  7. pay gaps
  8. pay good money after bad
  9. pay gorn
  10. pay grade
  11. pay grades

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