стаж

rare #13165nounmasculineinanimateuncountable

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

Это прожжённый политик со стажем
He’s a seasoned politician with years of experience.
У тебя есть трудово́й стаж.
You've got seniority.
Оклад инженера зависит от стажа работы.
An engineer's salary depends on their length of service.
У меня есть стаж.
I have tenure.
Учителям дали надбавку за стаж работы.
The teachers received a seniority bonus.
Стаж работы, приравненный к службе, учитывается при пенсии.
Work experience equated with military service is taken into account when calculating pensions.
Она известная курильщица со стажем.
She is a well-known smoker with many years of experience.
Её стаж работы был зачтён при расчёте пенсии.
Her years of service were taken into account when her pension was calculated.