单词 | pay scale |
释义 | > as lemmaspay scale pay scale n. a graded scale of salaries paid in a particular company, profession, etc. ΚΠ 1882 N. Amer. Rev. Aug. 139 The spirit pervading the pay-scale of the officerhood of the American army is that he who selects it as his profession shall have an adequate income on which to live, no matter what his rank. 1949 Dict. National Biogr. 1931–40 486/1 In September 1918, when the inadequacy of the current pay scales for officers and men became an urgent matter, Jerram was appointed president of a committee thereon. 1994 T. Byrne Local Govt. in Brit. (ed. 6) x. 254 A number of councils..are breaking away from national agreements to develop their own local pay scales. < as lemmas |
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