pensioning (verb)

  • 1pension — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin pension , pensio, from pendere to pay more at pendant Date: 14th century 1. a fixed sum paid regularly to a person: a. archaic wage b. a gratuity granted (as by a government) as a… …

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  • 2pension — I UK [ˈpenʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms pension : singular pension plural pensions *** a) money that someone regularly receives after they have stopped working because of their age, paid either by their company or by the government an… …

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  • 3pension off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pension off : present tense I/you/we/they pension off he/she/it pensions off present participle pensioning off past tense pensioned off past participle pensioned off 1) to force someone to stop working and… …

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