Definition of Paygrade

1. Noun. Rank in a military organization.

Exact synonyms: Military Rank, Military Rating, Rating
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Generic synonyms: Rank
Specialized synonyms: Flag Rank

Definition of Paygrade

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of pay grade) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Paygrade

1. the grade of military personnel according to a base pay scale [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paygrade

paydays
paydirt
payed
payee
payees
payen
payens
payer
payers
payess
payesses
payest
payeth
payfone
payfones
paygrade (current term)
paygrades
paying
paying(a)
paying attention
paying back
payings
payload
payloader
payloaders
payloads
paymaster
paymasters
payment
payment rate

Literary usage of Paygrade

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Military Family Housing in the U. S. (1993)
"For every paygrade, CBO determined the quality of housing obtained by the ... The standard-quality unit for each paygrade is a weighted average of these ..."

2. Report of the Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department edited by Warren Christopher (1998)
"Access to the complete file should for each summarized complaint be available on request for consideration in rank promotion and paygrade advancement. ..."

3. Records Relating to American Prisoners of War and Missing in Action from the edited by Charles E. Schamel (1997)
"The printout also contains a section for Remarks related to each name, that includes the following fields: Cas Place; paygrade; Pore Date; BNR Status; Duty; ..."

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