(of pension scheme)
71scheme — I UK [skiːm] / US [skɪm] noun [countable] Word forms scheme : singular scheme plural schemes *** 1) a) British a plan that is developed by a government or large organization in order to provide a particular service for people a training scheme… …
72scheme — scheme1 W1 [ski:m] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: schema arrangement, figure , from Greek, from echein to have, hold, be in a condition ] 1.) BrE an official plan that is intended to help people in some way, for example by providing… …
73scheme — [[t]ski͟ːm[/t]] ♦♦ schemes, scheming, schemed 1) N COUNT: oft N to inf, n N A scheme is a plan or arrangement involving many people which is made by a government or other organization. [mainly BRIT] ...schemes to help combat unemployment. ...a… …
74scheme — 1 noun (C) 1 BrE an official plan that is intended to help people in some way, for example by providing education or training: a government training scheme for the unemployed | a pension scheme 2 a clever plan, especially to do something bad or… …
75scheme*/*/ — [skiːm] noun [C] I 1) British a plan that is developed by a government or large organization in order to provide a particular service for people a training scheme[/ex] The proposed scheme should solve the parking problem.[/ex] Have you joined the …
76pension — [[t]pe̱nʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ pensions, pensioning, pensioned N COUNT Someone who has a pension receives a regular sum of money from the state or from a former employer because they have retired or because they are widowed or disabled. ...struggling by… …
77scheme — /ski:m/ noun a plan, arrangement or way of working ● Under the bonus scheme all employees get 10% of their annual pay as a Christmas bonus. ● He has joined the company pension scheme. ● We operate a profit sharing scheme for managers. ● The new… …
78scheme — schemeless, adj. schemer, n. /skeem/, n., v., schemed, scheming. n. 1. a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project. 2. an underhand plot; intrigue. 3. a visionary or impractical project. 4. a body or system of related doctrines,… …
79pension plan — /ˈpɛnʃən plæn/ (say penshuhn plan) noun a financial plan, especially a superannuation plan, designed to provide a pension to the holder. Also, pension scheme …
80pension plan — / penʃən plæn/, pension scheme / penʃən ski:m/ noun a plan worked out by an insurance company which arranges for employees to pay part of their salary over many years and receive a regular payment when they retire …
