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pension
[pen-shuhn, pah
noun
plural
pensionsa fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc..
a retirement pension.
an allowance, annuity, or subsidy.
(in France and elsewhere in continental Europe)
a boardinghouse or small hotel.
room and board.
verb (used with object)
to grant or pay a pension to.
to cause to retire on a pension (usually followed byoff ).
pension
1/ ˈɛʃə /
noun
a regular payment made by the state to people over a certain age to enable them to subsist without having to work
a regular payment made by an employer to former employees after they retire
a regular payment made to a retired person as the result of his or her contributions to a personal pension scheme
any regular payment made on charitable grounds, by way of patronage, or in recognition of merit, service, etc
a pension paid to a disabled soldier
verb
(tr) to grant a pension to
pension
2/ ɑ̃ɔ̃ /
noun
a relatively cheap boarding house
another name for full board
pension
Payments made to a retired person either by the government or by a former employer.
Other 51Թ Forms
- pensionable adjective
- pensionably adverb
- pensionless adjective
- nonpensionable adjective
- unpensionable adjective
- unpensioned adjective
- unpensioning adjective
- well-pensioned adjective
- ˈԲDzԲ adjective
- ˈԲDzԱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pension1
Origin of pension2
Example Sentences
The Scottish government had already said it would provide at least £100 to all pensioner households, with those on pension credit to receive up to £305 depending on age.
In particular, one happened when the government was about to privatize the pension system, because the Japanese population is aging and the ratio between the workers and retired people is worsening.
The current plan is for all pensioner households to receive at least £100 regardless of income, while those on pension credit will receive up to £305 depending on age.
Last winter, the winter fuel payment - which helps cover energy costs during the coldest months - only went to low-income pensioners in receipt of pension credit.
That includes the spending in Scotland by Whitehall departments, such as work and pensions and defence.
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