by+rank+(seniority)

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• rank — rank1 [raŋk] n. [MFr renc < OFr ranc, renc: see RANGE] 1. a row, line, or series 2. an orderly arrangement 3. a social division or class; stratum of society [people from all ranks of life] 4. a high position in society; high degree; eminence …   English World dictionary

• rank — [adj1] stinking, foul bad, dank, disagreeable, disgusting, evil smelling, feculent, fetid, funky*, fusty*, gamy*, graveolent, gross*, high, humid, loathsome, mephitic, moldy, musty, nasty, nauseating, noisome, noxious, obnoxious, off, offensive,… …   New thesaurus

• seniority — [n] rank in organization due to length of service advantage, antiquity, eldership, precedence, preference, priority, rank, ranking, standing, station, superiority; concepts 671,727 …   New thesaurus

• seniority — [sēn yôr′ə tē, sēnyär′ə tē] n. pl. seniorities [ML senioritas] 1. the state or quality of being senior; precedence in birth, rank, etc. 2. status, priority, or precedence achieved by length of service, as in a given job …   English World dictionary

• Seniority — The order of repayment. In the event of bankruptcy, senior debt must be repaid before subordinated debt is repaid. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * seniority se‧ni‧or‧i‧ty [ˌsiːniˈɒrti ǁ ˈɔː , ˈɑː ] noun [uncountable] 1. the fact of… …   Financial and business terms

• seniority — The order of repayment. In the event of bankruptcy, senior debt must be repaid before subordinated debt is repaid. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * seniority se‧ni‧or‧i‧ty [ˌsiːniˈɒrti ǁ ˈɔː , ˈɑː ] noun [uncountable] 1. the fact of being… …   Financial and business terms

• seniority — se|ni|or|i|ty [ˌsi:niˈɔrıti US ˈo: , ˈa: ] n [U] 1.) if you have seniority in a company or organization, you have worked there a long time and have some official advantages ▪ I had fifteen years seniority , and they couldn t fire me. 2.) when you …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• rank — rank1 noun 1》 a position within a fixed hierarchy, especially that of the armed forces. 2》 high social standing. 3》 a single line of soldiers or police officers drawn up abreast.     ↘a regular row or line of things or people. 4》 (the ranks) (in… …   English new terms dictionary

• seniority — noun (U) 1 the situation of being older or higher in rank than someone else: Her seniority finally earned her some respect. 2 official advantage that you have because of the length of time you have worked in a company or organization: Workers… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• rank — English has two words rank. The one meaning ‘row, line’ [16], and hence ‘position of seniority’, was borrowed from Old French ranc (source also of English range), which goes back via Frankish *hring to a prehistoric Germanic *khrengaz ‘circle,… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• rank — English has two words rank. The one meaning ‘row, line’ [16], and hence ‘position of seniority’, was borrowed from Old French ranc (source also of English range), which goes back via Frankish *hring to a prehistoric Germanic *khrengaz ‘circle,… …   Word origins