стаж

nounmasculineinanimateuncountablerarely used (#9555)

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

Она известная курильщица со стажем.
She is a well-known smoker with many years of experience.
Секретарь, засчитывавший стаж, ошибся в датах.
The secretary who was counting the years of service made a mistake with the dates.
Зарплата растёт пропорционально стажу работы.
The salary increases in proportion to length of service.
Этот стаж, приравниваемый к боевому, даёт льготы.
This period of service, equated with combat service, entitles one to benefits.
Стаж, учитывавшийся ранее, теперь пересчитали.
The work experience that had previously been taken into account was recalculated.
Практика, засчитываемая как стаж, длится два месяца.
The practical training, which counts as work experience, lasts two months.
К вы́ходу на пе́нсию стаж рабо́ты моего́ отца́ соста́вит почти тридцать лет.
By the time my father retires, he will have worked for almost thirty years.
Учитываемый стаж влияет на размер пенсии.
Credited work experience affects the amount of the pension.
Како́й у вас стаж рабо́ты в э́той о́бласти?
What experience do you have in this field?
Учителям дали надбавку за стаж работы.
The teachers received a seniority bonus.

Declension

	singular	plural
nom.nominative	ста́ж	ста́жи
gen.genitive	ста́жа	ста́жей
dat.dative	ста́жу	ста́жам
acc.accusative	ста́ж	ста́жи
inst.instrumental	ста́жем	ста́жами
prep.prepositional	ста́же	ста́жах