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pension

Definition

  • noun: an amount of money that a company or the government pays to a person who is old or sick and no longer works
  • noun: a fixed sum paid regularly to a person
  • verb: to grant or pay a pension to
  • synonyms: aid, alimony, allotment

Examples

  • She was 'pensioned off' after 35 years with the company. [=she was forced to retire after 35 years with the company]

  • a job with 'pension benefits' [=a job that pays a pension after a number of years of employment]

  • a 'pension fund' [=money that a company invests in order to earn money to pay pensions]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) like we used to be. God, I hate them. What about you? Just staying in town till you get yourself sorted? I can't afford London on an Army pension. You couldn't bear to be anywhere else. That's not the John Watson I know. Yeah, I'm not the John Watson... Couldn't Harry help? (..)
    2010 TvShow: Sherlock Title: A Study in Pink Season: 1 Episode 1