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stack ranks

stack ranks is the plural of stack rank.

stack ranks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stack rank.

Meaning of stack rank

Noun

stack rank (plural stack ranks)

  1. A ranking of employees conducted in order to identify and oust the lowest performers in a company or organization.
    • Eventually, the vice presidents would have to bargain among themselves for how many bonuses and raises they would get for their entire organizations, then ration them out according to the stack rank.2013 August 26, David Auerbach, “Tales of an Ex–Microsoft Manager”, in Slate, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2023

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Questions about stack ranks

What is stack ranks the plural of?
Stack ranks is the plural of stack rank.

Words near stack ranks in the dictionary

  1. stack off
  2. stack process
  3. stack rank
  4. stack ranked
  5. stack ranking
  6. stack ranks
  7. stack room
  8. stack rooms
  9. stack smashing
  10. stack talk
  11. stack the cards

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