Extra money added to someone's pay because living in that place costs more than average. In Britain this is very common: a job in London may pay a "London weighting" of a few thousand pounds a year on top of the normal salary, because rent and travel there cost so much more.

Extra money added to someone's pay額外加到薪水裡的錢, because living in that place costs more than average因為住在那個地方的生活成本比平均高。In Britain this is very common在英國這很常見: a job in London may pay a 'London weighting' of a few thousand pounds a year on top of the normal salary倫敦的工作可能會在正常薪水之外，多付幾千英鎊的「London weighting」（倫敦加給）, because rent and travel there cost so much more因為那裡的房租和交通費貴很多。

The word is used mostly by employers, unions and job advertisements — you will see "salary £30,000 plus weighting" — and it sounds official rather than everyday. Note that the money is not a reward for working harder; it only balances out where you live. Americans usually say "cost-of-living adjustment" or "locality pay" instead, so this exact use of "weighting" may sound British to them.

The word is used mostly by employers, unions and job advertisements這個字主要是雇主、工會和徵才廣告在用 — you will see 'salary £30,000 plus weighting'你會看到像「salary £30,000 plus weighting」這種寫法 — and it sounds official rather than everyday聽起來比較正式，不是日常用語。Note that the money is not a reward for working harder要注意這筆錢不是因為工作認真而給的獎勵; it only balances out where you live它只是用來平衡你住的地方成本較高。Americans usually say 'cost-of-living adjustment' or 'locality pay' instead美國人通常會說「cost-of-living adjustment」或「locality pay」, so this exact use of 'weighting' may sound British to them所以「weighting」這個用法對他們來說可能聽起來很英式。

The same word has a wider, more common meaning too: giving one thing more importance than another when you count or measure. If a teacher says the final exam "has a weighting of 60%", she means it counts for more than the other tests.

The same word has a wider, more common meaning too這個字還有另一個更廣泛、更常見的意思: giving one thing more importance than another when you count or measure就是在計算或衡量時，讓某件事比另一件更重要。If a teacher says the final exam 'has a weighting of 60%'如果老師說期末考「has a weighting of 60%」, she means it counts for more than the other tests她的意思是這次考試在總成績裡占比比其他考試都重。

The pay meaning grew out of that one — you "weight" the salary up for an expensive city.

The pay meaning grew out of that one薪水那個意思就是從這裡發展出來的 — you 'weight' the salary up for an expensive city對物價高的城市，你就把薪水「加重」上去。