to pension (off)

  • 41live off sb — UK US live off sb/sth Phrasal Verb with live({{}}/lɪv/ verb (US live off of sb/sth) ► to get the money that you need to pay for food, a place in which to stay, clothing, etc. from someone or something: »live off benefits/income/interest live off… …

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  • 42live off sb/sth — UK US live off sb/sth Phrasal Verb with live({{}}/lɪv/ verb (US live off of sb/sth) ► to get the money that you need to pay for food, a place in which to stay, clothing, etc. from someone or something: »live off benefits/income/interest live off… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 43live off sth — UK US live off sb/sth Phrasal Verb with live({{}}/lɪv/ verb (US live off of sb/sth) ► to get the money that you need to pay for food, a place in which to stay, clothing, etc. from someone or something: »live off benefits/income/interest live off… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 44run off with — phrasal : to carry off : steal * * * informal steal the treasurer had run off with the pension funds …

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  • 45boarded-off — South African Slang Origin: South African Indian slang declared medically unfit to work, and in receipt of a disability pension, As in: My daddy was so lucky to have been BOARDED OFF by the corporation …

    English dialects glossary

  • 46cooling-off period — noun (C) 1 a period of time when two people or groups who are arguing about something can go away and think about how to improve the situation 2 a period of time after you have signed some types of sales agreement, when you can change your mind… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 47pay·off — /ˈpeıˌɑːf/ noun, pl offs 1 : a good result : the advantage or benefit that is gained from doing something [count] You ll have to work hard but there ll be a big/large payoff in the end. We expected more of a payoff for all our hard work. What s… …

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  • 48Pensioned — Pension Pen sion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pensioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pensioning}.] To grant a pension to; to pay a regular stipend to; in consideration of service already performed; sometimes followed by off; as, to pension off a servant. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 49Pensioning — Pension Pen sion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pensioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pensioning}.] To grant a pension to; to pay a regular stipend to; in consideration of service already performed; sometimes followed by off; as, to pension off a servant. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 50pensionable — Ⅰ. pension [1] ► NOUN 1) a regular payment made to retired people and to some widows and disabled people, either by the state or from an investment fund. 2) chiefly historical a regular payment made to a royal favourite or to an artist or scholar …

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