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IELTS BNC: 1490 COCA: 3785

pension
1 pension /ˈpɛnʃən/ noun
plural pensions
1 pension
/ˈpɛnʃən/
noun
plural pensions
Learner's definition of PENSION
[count]
: an amount of money that a company or the government pays to a person who is old or sick and no longer works养老金；退休金；抚恤金
2 pension /ˈpɛnʃən/ verb
pensions; pensioned; pensioning
2 pension
/ˈpɛnʃən/
verb
pensions; pensioned; pensioning
Learner's definition of PENSION

pension off

[phrasal verb]
pension (someone) off or pension off (someone) chiefly British
: to allow or force (an employee) to leave a job and accept a pension发养老金使退休；发养老金使离职
IELTS BNC: 1490 COCA: 3785

pension

1 of 2

noun

pen·​sion ˈpen(t)-shən How to pronounce pension (audio)
1
ˈpen(t)-shən How to pronounce pension (audio) : a fixed sum paid regularly to a person:
a
archaic : wage
b
: a gratuity granted (as by a government) as a favor or reward
c
: one paid under given conditions to a person following retirement from service or to surviving dependents
2
\ päⁿ-​ˈsyōⁿ How to pronounce pension (audio) \ [French, from Middle French]
a
: accommodations especially at a continental European hotel or boardinghouse : room and board
b
or less commonly pensione
pen(t)-ˈsyō-(ˌ)nā How to pronounce pension (audio)
[pensione, from Italian] : a hotel or boardinghouse especially in continental Europe
pensionless
ˈpen(t)-shən-ləs How to pronounce pension (audio)
adjective

pension

2 of 2

verb

pensioned; pensioning ˈpen(t)-sh(ə-)niŋ How to pronounce pension (audio)

transitive verb

1
: to grant or pay a pension to
2
: to dismiss or retire from service with a pension
pensioned off his faithful old servant

Example Sentences

Noun Her pension arrives in the mail every month. retired people living on their pensions
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
New York City officials and pension funds had pressured the ISO and banks to adopt this code. Ken Sweet, Chron, 11 Sep. 2022 New York City officials and pension funds had pressured the ISO and banks to adopt this code. Ken Sweet, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2022 New York City officials and pension funds had pressured the ISO and banks to adopt this code. Ken Sweet, ajc, 10 Sep. 2022 Two weeks ago, Republican officials in Texas and Florida went a step further, threatening to ban their pension funds from dealing with BlackRock over the firm’s insistence on ESG disclosures. Peter Vanham, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2022 Investors include pension funds and asset managers such as Franklin Resources. Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022 Many public pension funds and endowments that invest in private-equity funds have put pressure on their managers to stop backing producers of fossil fuels and invest more in cleaner sources of energy. Miriam Gottfried, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 Labor Secretary Marty Walsh appeared at a union training center on the West Side, ostensibly to promote federal action that’s been taken to ensure pension funds for millions of workers and retirees don’t fail. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 Public pension funds in the U.S., long a prime source of fundraising for many private-equity managers, have struggled this year as equity prices have fallen. Chris Cumming, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022
Verb
The plans kick in on Nov. 1 and apply to eligible state and local law enforcement, firefighters, emergency response personnel, pensioned retirees, as well as parents, children, or spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty. Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2019 Nor can pension reform ever solve the deep inequality that lies behind the anger. The Economist, 8 June 2019 The Imperial Beach City Council recently approved a new two-year contract with firefighters that includes 5 percent pay raises, as well as adjustments to time off and pension contributions. David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2019 So could pension funds, which need returns of 7-8% to keep their promises to future pensioners, and have around 10% of their money stored in such investments, less than sovereign-wealth funds (15%) or endowments (25%). The Economist, 29 June 2019 Probably to help the dangerous situation in the northwest, a local aristocrat, Sir William Brereton managed to have the Abbot’s death sentence cancelled and he and his canons were pensioned off with the closure of Norton Abbey. James Rogers, Fox News, 2 May 2018 The elderly could be pensioned off, the young dispatched to college and those who had jobs sent back to work. The Economist, 28 Mar. 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin pension-, pensio, from pendere to pay — more at pendant

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pension was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing pension
IELTS BNC: 1490 COCA: 3785
pension

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + PENSION | PENSION + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤adequate, big, decent, generous, good (all especially BrE) 足夠的／大量的／可觀的／豐厚的／大筆的養老金➤inadequate, meagre/meager, small (all especially BrE) 微薄的／菲薄的／很少的養老金➤basic (especially BrE) 基本退休金➤full (especially BrE) 全額退休金◇Only half of all women qualify for a full state pension.只有一半的婦女有資格獲得全額國家養老金。➤state (BrE) 政府養老金➤company, occupational (both especially BrE) 公司退休金；職業養老金➤personal, private (both especially BrE) 個人／私人養老金➤stakeholder (BrE) 存托養老金➤contributory, non-contributory (both BrE) 繳費型／非繳費型養老金➤index-linked (BrE) 按物價指數調整的養老金➤final-salary (BrE) 最終薪金退休金➤guaranteed (especially BrE) 保障養老金➤annual, monthly, weekly (BrE) 年退休金；月退休金；週退休金➤employee雇員養老金➤➤old-age, retirement (both BrE) 養老金；退休金➤disability, invalidity (BrE) 殘疾撫恤金；病殘退休金VERB + PENSION➤collect, draw, get400/AmE>100 - espbr added :pooler-->, receive領取退休金200 - espbr added :pooler-->◇He draws his pension at the post office.他從郵局領取養老金。➤enjoy (especially BrE) 享有養老金◇Employees enjoy generous retirement pensions.員工們享有優厚的退休金。➤buy (BrE) 買斷養老金40 - br added :pooler-->➤sell (BrE) 賣斷養老金20 :pooler-->➤award sb, give sb, pay sb, provide (sb with)付給（某人）養老金➤claim, qualify for (especially BrE) 要求拿到退休金；有資格領取養老金◇You will have to find out whether or not you qualify for a pension.你得弄明白自己是否有資格領取養老金。➤live on (BrE) 靠養老金為生◇She lives on her pension and her savings.她靠養老金和積蓄生活。➤➤fund資助養老金50 :pooler-->◇State pensions are funded by taxpayers.國家養老金由納稅人提供資金。➤boost, increase, raise, supplement (all especially BrE) 提高退休金；增加養老金➤cut, reduce (both especially BrE) 削減／減少養老金➤lose (especially BrE) 失去養老金◇workers who have lost all their pensions as a result of company insolvencies由於公司破產而失去所有養老金的工人➤guarantee, secure (especially BrE) 保證／確保養老金PENSION + NOUN➤age (BrE) 領取養老金的年齡◇The state pension age for men and women will be 65.領取國家養老金的年齡男女都將是 65 歲。➤contributions, fund, pot (BrE) 繳納的養老金；養老基金；養老金總額◇the company pension fund公司的養老基金➤savings (especially BrE) 養老金儲蓄➤costs退休金成本➤payment, payout養老金給付➤benefits退休金福利➤deficit, shortfall養老金虧空／缺口➤plan, scheme (BrE) 退休金計劃➤arrangements (BrE) 養老金安排➤provision (especially BrE) 養老金發放➤provider (especially BrE) 養老金發放者➤holder (especially BrE) 退休金享有人➤entitlement (especially BrE) 養老金領取額➤obligations (especially NAmE) 養老金給付義務➤rights (especially BrE) 退休金領取權利➤policy (especially BrE) 養老保險政策➤reform養老保險制度改革➤pensions adviser, pensions consultant, pensions expert (especially BrE) 養老金顧問；退休金專家➤pensions industry (BrE) 養老產業PREPOSITION➤on a pension靠養老金為生◇He is now retired and on a pension.他現在退休了，靠養老金生活。

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