danger pay

English

Noun

danger pay (uncountable)

1. Extra payment given to anybody, civilian or soldier, who is employed in a situation where the working conditions or locale are considered to be hazardous.

   Synonyms: hazard pay, danger money

   Hypernyms: pay, payment, money

   Hyponym: combat pay

Translations

extra payment given to someone with hazardous working conditions

Catalan: plus de perillositat m Dutch: bibbergeld (nl) n French: prime de risque (fr) f Galician: plus de perigosidade m German: Gefahrenzulage (de) f Hungarian: veszélyességi pótlék Polish: dodatek za pracę w trudnych warunkach m Portuguese: adicional de periculosidade m Spanish: plus de peligrosidad m

See also

• hardship post

References

• About.com: United States Military Pay Charts
• US Department of State