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Financial support given to those who are unemployed or otherwise in need
Plural for a regular payment made by the state or a fund to retired individuals
“His parents, living off a retirement pension, needed him. The pull of family can be intense.”
Plural for an allowance, payment or income in the form of a pension
“Salaried employees receive a monthly pension equal to 70% of the base salary, plus 2% of the salary for every year of contributions beyond 20 years.”
Plural for a boarding house or small hotel
“A pension had somewhat less to offer than a hotel. It was always smaller, and never elegant. It sometimes offered breakfast, and sometimes not.”
Plural for a grant or contribution of money
To retire on a pension, or to cause someone to retire on a pension
“Let us by all means pension the old warriors of industry as we do the heroes of the battlefields.”
To discharge from a job or position
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