merit pay

Noun

Meaning

extra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit (especially to school teachers)

Source: WordNet

Hypernyms

pay wage salary earnings remuneration

Examples

"Bottom line: Merit pay -- phrased in the application as "using evaluations to inform compensation, promotion and retention" -- is hands-down more controversial than any other element." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

merit card merit field merit good merit punishment merit retribution merit system