стаж

rare #13165

nounmasculineinanimateuncountable

1.
length of service, seniority, tenure, standing
У неё два́дцать лет трудово́го ста́жа.
She has twenty years of service.
Often in трудовой стаж 'employment record' - the years counted towards pension and benefits.
2.
experience, practice
У меня́ небольшо́й води́тельский стаж.
I don't have much driving experience.
Used with an adjective naming the activity: водительский стаж 'driving experience'.

Examples

Како́й у вас стаж рабо́ты в э́той о́бласти?
What experience do you have in this field?
У меня есть стаж.
I have tenure.
Он опытный электроник с большим стажем.
He is an experienced electronics specialist with many years of experience.
Зарплата растёт пропорционально стажу работы.
The salary increases in proportion to length of service.
Соседка оказалась наркоманкой со стажем.
The neighbor turned out to be a long-time drug addict.
Практика, засчитываемая как стаж, длится два месяца.
The practical training, which counts as work experience, lasts two months.
Трудовой стаж дает право на пенсию.
His years of employment entitle him to a pension.
Секретарь, засчитывавший стаж, ошибся в датах.
The secretary who was counting the years of service made a mistake with the dates.