pay gap
/ˈpeɪ ɡæp/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The difference in salaries between one group and another.
Example Sentences
- "gender pay gap"
- "race pay gap"
- "sexual orientation pay gap"
- "The growth of the service sector has provided jobs for women; women have increased their participation in the labor market; the pay gap between women and men has been reduced somewhat; women have entered a wider range of jobs; and women's share of higher-paying jobs has increased."
- "Uncertain or lost jobs, quadrupled rents, and the pay gap between Wessi and Ossi loom far larger in the average easterner's consciousness than the new family car."
- "Female lawyers are less than half as likely as similarly qualified male colleagues to become partners, and pay gaps range from 10 to 35 percent between men and women in comparable positions. The disparities are even greater for women of color."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpeɪ ɡæp/
- British English: /ˈpeɪ ɡæp/
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Synonyms
wage gap