english
1
general::
noun ADJ. big, comfortable, generous, good | small | basic | state | company, occupational | personal, private | old age, retirement VERB + PENSION draw, get, receive He draws his pension at the post office. | give sb, provide (sb with) | claim, qualify for You will have to find out whether or not you qualify for a pension. | live on She lives on her pension and her savings. PENSION + NOUN contributions, fund the company pension fund | plan, scheme PREP. on a ~ He is now retired and on a pension.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
2
general::
noun
retirement benefit:
I depend on my pension for money., noun
retirement pay:
At age 65 you will get a pension.
Simple Definitions
3
general::
pension
verbs
get/receive a pension
• They receive the basic state pension.
draw your pension
(= receive it )
• He's got another ten years before he draws his pension.
collect your pension
(= receive it or go to get it )
• She went to the post office every week to collect her pension.
take out a pension
(= make arrangements to have a pension later )
• People were encouraged to take out private pensions.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + pension
an old age pension
• State old age pensions were introduced in 1908.
a retirement pension
• Many workers lost their retirement pensions when the fund collapsed.
a state pension
British English , a public pension American English (= one that the government pays )
• They argued that the state pension should rise in line with average earnings.
a company/occupational pension
(= one that your employer pays )
• I've been paying into the company pension scheme for 20 years.
a private/personal pension
(= one that you arrange with a private pension company )
• The percentage of the workforce with a private pension has declined.
pension + NOUN
pension age
(= the age when you can get a pension )
• Most men stayed in their jobs until pension age.
transnet.ir
4
general::
pension sb off
[ M often passive ] mainly UK
to make someone leave their job and give them a pension , usually because of their age
• Workers in the company are being pensioned off at 50., pension sth off
[ M ]
to stop using something, usually a machine, because it is old and has been used too much
• After flying for 38 years, their Wessex helicopter is about to be pensioned off.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs