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paygrade ThesaurusNoun | 1. | paygrade - rank in a military organization military rank, military rating, ratingarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"flag rank - the rank of a flag officer |
paygrade
above (one's) pay grade1. The responsibility of those who are of a higher authority than oneself, denoted by the level of pay that one receives in comparison to one's superiors. All these questions you're asking are above your pay grade. He had some great ideas about how to run the company, but contributing such things was above his pay grade.2. Above or beyond one's general skill, knowledge, ability, or willingness to participate. He soon realized that the details of the IT development project were a bit above his pay grade. Sorry, fishing garbage out of the lake is above my pay grade.See also: above, grade, paybeyond (one's) pay grade1. The responsibility of those who are of a higher authority than oneself, denoted by the level of pay which one receives in comparison to one's superiors. All these questions you're asking are beyond your pay grade. He had some great ideas about how to run the company, but contributing such things was beyond his pay grade.2. Above or beyond one's skill, knowledge, ability, or willingness to participate. He soon realized that the details of the IT development project were a bit beyond his pay grade. Sorry, fishing garbage out of the lake is beyond my pay grade.See also: beyond, grade, paypaygrade
Synonyms for paygradenoun rank in a military organizationSynonyms- military rank
- military rating
- rating
Related Words- armed forces
- armed services
- military
- military machine
- war machine
- rank
- flag rank
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