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  • 1alternatively secured pension — Introduced by the Finance Act 2004, a registered pension scheme that is a money purchase scheme may pay an alternatively secured pension to a member who reaches age 75 without having chosen to draw a pension or take a lifetime annuity. In essence …

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  • 2Alternatively — Al*ter na*tive*ly, adv. In the manner of alternatives, or that admits the choice of one out of two things. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3alternatively — [[t]ɔːltɜ͟ː(r)nətɪvli[/t]] ADV: ADV with cl You use alternatively to introduce a suggestion or to mention something different to what has just been stated. Allow about eight hours for the drive from Calais. Alternatively, you can fly to Brive.… …

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  • 4alternatively — adverb in an alternative way Observers should keep in mind that these efforts at living alternatively are not easily undertaken; indeed, if they were, more people would be doing what they do …

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  • 5alternatively — See alternate, alternately, alternative, alternatively …

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  • 6alternatively — al|ter|na|tive|ly [ ɔl tɜrnətıvli ] adverb used for making another suggestion: We could drive all the way. Alternatively, we could fly …

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  • 7alternatively — adverb alternatively, you can build your own barbecue Syn: on the other hand, as an alternative, or; otherwise, instead, if not, then again, alternately …

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  • 8alternatively */*/ — UK [ɔːlˈtɜː(r)nətɪvlɪ] / US [ɔlˈtɜrnətɪvlɪ] adverb used for making another suggestion We could drive all the way. Alternatively, we could fly …

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  • 9alternatively — [ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪvli] adv used for making another suggestion We could drive all the way. Alternatively, we could fly.[/ex] …

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  • 10alternatively — alternative ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of one or more things) available as another possibility. 2) (of two things) mutually exclusive. 3) departing from or challenging traditional practices. ► NOUN ▪ one of two or more available possibilities. DERIVATIVES… …

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