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pay grade

pay grade noun: a level indicating a base salary (in the US applying to military and government employees).

Noun

pay grade (plural pay grades)

  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).

pay grade meaning in Kannada

pay grade in Kannada

ವೇತನಶ್ರೇಣಿ, ಸಂಬಳಶ್ರೇಣಿ, ಪಗಾರಶ್ರೇಣಿ

Forms of pay grade

pluralpay grades
alternative formpaygrade

Questions about pay grade

What does pay grade mean?
Pay grade means a level indicating a base salary (in the US applying to military and government employees).
What is pay grade in Kannada?
Pay grade in Kannada is ವೇತನಶ್ರೇಣಿ, ಸಂಬಳಶ್ರೇಣಿ, ಪಗಾರಶ್ರೇಣಿ. See Pay grade meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is pay grade?
Pay grade is a noun.
What is the plural of pay grade?
The plural of pay grade is pay grades.

Words near pay grade in the dictionary

  1. pay freezes
  2. pay gap
  3. pay gaps
  4. pay good money after bad
  5. pay gorn
  6. pay grade
  7. pay grades
  8. pay heed
  9. pay homage to
  10. pay home
  11. pay it forward

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