Pension
noun
A fixed amount of money paid regularly to a person after they retire.
After working for 'the company for 30 years, John receives a monthly pension.
Often appears as...
- receive a pension
- pension fund
noun
A regular payment made by a government to people of or above the official retirement age and to some widows and disabled people.
The government provides a small pension to seniors.
Often appears as...
- state pension
- government pension
noun
A similar payment made by a private employer to former employees.
He retired last year, but the company's pension provides him with a regular income.
Often appears as...
- private pension
- employer pension
verb
To grant or pay someone a pension.
After the injury, he was pensioned off by the military.
Often appears as...
- pensioned off
- pension scheme
noun
In some countries, a boarding house or small hotel.
They stayed at a lovely family-run pension in the South of France.
Often appears as...
- stay at a pension
- run a pension
noun
A fixed amount of money paid regularly to a person after they retire.
After working for 'the company for 30 years, John receives a monthly pension.
Often appears as...
- receive a pension
- pension fund
noun
A regular payment made by a government to people of or above the official retirement age and to some widows and disabled people.
The government provides a small pension to seniors.
Often appears as...
- state pension
- government pension
noun
A similar payment made by a private employer to former employees.
He retired last year, but the company's pension provides him with a regular income.
Often appears as...
- private pension
- employer pension
verb
To grant or pay someone a pension.
After the injury, he was pensioned off by the military.
Often appears as...
- pensioned off
- pension scheme
noun
In some countries, a boarding house or small hotel.
They stayed at a lovely family-run pension in the South of France.
Often appears as...
- stay at a pension
- run a pension
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Lifelong Support
A pension ensures you receive income even when you're not working anymore.
My grandfather relies solely on his pension for his daily expenses.
Pro Tip 2/2Post-Retirement Benefit
The pension starts after retiring and honors the person's past service or contributions.
The teacher looked forward to her pension as a reward for years of dedication.
Pro Tip 1/2Lifelong Support
A pension ensures you receive income even when you're not working anymore.
My grandfather relies solely on his pension for his daily expenses.
Pro Tip 2/2Post-Retirement Benefit
The pension starts after retiring and honors the person's past service or contributions.
The teacher looked forward to her pension as a reward for years of dedication.
Pro Tip 1/2Lifelong Support
A pension ensures you receive income even when you're not working anymore.
My grandfather relies solely on his pension for his daily expenses.
Pro Tip 2/2Post-Retirement Benefit
The pension starts after retiring and honors the person's past service or contributions.
The teacher looked forward to her pension as a reward for years of dedication.
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Our babies have brought us so much joy and they've brought the world so much joy, and having kids is a risk, but life is a risk. And yes, I hope you've been paying attention, we need to invest in babies in developed countries if we want to help save our economy and pensions. But that's not the reason you have babies. That's not the main reason.
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Alice Goffman: How we're...
They lived with their mom and grandfather in a two-story row home with a front lawn and a back porch. Their mom was struggling with addiction all while the boys were growing up. She never really was able to hold down a job for very long. It was their grandfather's pension that supported the family, not really enough to pay for food and clothes
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How state budgets are...
It really comes from the fact that certain long-term obligations -- health care, where innovation makes it more expensive, early retirement and pension, where the age structure gets worse for you, and just generosity -- that these mis-accounting things allow to develop over time,
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Sting: How I started...
When all you've got left is that cross on the wall I want nothing from you, I want nothing at all Not a pension, nor a pittance, when your whole life is through Get this through your head, I'm nothing like you I'm done with all the arguments, there'll be no more disputes
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Racism has a cost for...
where a group of auto-factory workers was trying to organize into a union. Now the benefits they were fighting for -- higher pay, better health care coverage, a real pension -- they would have helped everybody at the plant. But in person after person that I talked to --
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How state budgets are...
across the entire country it really comes from the fact that certain long-term obligations healthcare where innovation makes it more expensive early retirement and pension where the age structure gets worse for you and just generosity that these Mis accounting
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An honest look at the...
which had the savings and pension and social security. Well, that stool has gone wobbly. Take savings -- what savings? For many families, there's just nothing left to save after the bills have been paid.
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Rory Sutherland:...
And reality isn't a particularly good guide to human happiness. Why, for example, are pensioners much happier than the young unemployed? Both of them, after all, are in exactly the same stage of life.
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Re-adapting to Indian...
get my pension can I collect my birth certificate may go unanswered for weeks or even years the growing middle class relentlessly pursues the promise of a good life yet equally
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He Risked Death as First...
world businessman entrepreneur he left the boy of pension for hunting animals and floating down rivers on rafts and living off of the land and took a very
Video examples
The case for having kids...
Our babies have brought us so much joy and they've brought the world so much joy, and having kids is a risk, but life is a risk. And yes, I hope you've been paying attention, we need to invest in babies in developed countries if we want to help save our economy and pensions. But that's not the reason you have babies. That's not the main reason.
Video examples
Alice Goffman: How we're...
They lived with their mom and grandfather in a two-story row home with a front lawn and a back porch. Their mom was struggling with addiction all while the boys were growing up. She never really was able to hold down a job for very long. It was their grandfather's pension that supported the family, not really enough to pay for food and clothes
Video examples
How state budgets are...
It really comes from the fact that certain long-term obligations -- health care, where innovation makes it more expensive, early retirement and pension, where the age structure gets worse for you, and just generosity -- that these mis-accounting things allow to develop over time,
Video examples
Sting: How I started...
When all you've got left is that cross on the wall I want nothing from you, I want nothing at all Not a pension, nor a pittance, when your whole life is through Get this through your head, I'm nothing like you I'm done with all the arguments, there'll be no more disputes
Video examples
Racism has a cost for...
where a group of auto-factory workers was trying to organize into a union. Now the benefits they were fighting for -- higher pay, better health care coverage, a real pension -- they would have helped everybody at the plant. But in person after person that I talked to --
Video examples
How state budgets are...
across the entire country it really comes from the fact that certain long-term obligations healthcare where innovation makes it more expensive early retirement and pension where the age structure gets worse for you and just generosity that these Mis accounting
Video examples
An honest look at the...
which had the savings and pension and social security. Well, that stool has gone wobbly. Take savings -- what savings? For many families, there's just nothing left to save after the bills have been paid.
Video examples
Rory Sutherland:...
And reality isn't a particularly good guide to human happiness. Why, for example, are pensioners much happier than the young unemployed? Both of them, after all, are in exactly the same stage of life.
Video examples
Re-adapting to Indian...
get my pension can I collect my birth certificate may go unanswered for weeks or even years the growing middle class relentlessly pursues the promise of a good life yet equally
Video examples
He Risked Death as First...
world businessman entrepreneur he left the boy of pension for hunting animals and floating down rivers on rafts and living off of the land and took a very
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John McDonnell
British Politician
If we need more demand in the economy then protect people in work and raise the incomes of those on low incomes who need to spend, such as the low paid, pensioners and families with children.
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Iain Duncan Smith
British Politician
Work is transformative. It gives you a greater chance of a greater income. You can affect your life while you're of working age, so you have scope and opportunity. Pensioners do not.
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Paddy McGuinness
English Comedian
I was always told as a kid the most important thing you could have was a job that paid you sick pay if you needed it and came with a bit of a pension.
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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
Indian Businessman
Insurance, pension reforms are going to be extremely important for the stock market because the kind of money we'll get from that is unbelievable.
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George Osborne
British Politician
A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives.
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Tony Benn
English Politician
At the end of my life, I was told to vote for it for pensioners; I' m not in favour of means tests for pensioners or anybody.
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Marilyn Manson
American Singer
My dad loves what I do and I support my parents financially because they didn't have a job that gave them a pension.
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Jim Ratcliffe
British Businessman
The U.K. is one of the few places in the world that has final salary pensions.
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Jim Brown
American Athlete
The NFL pension is the worst in the world of business. It's an embarrassment.
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Denis Waitley
American Writer
Chase your passion, not your pension.
Quote examples
John McDonnell
British Politician
If we need more demand in the economy then protect people in work and raise the incomes of those on low incomes who need to spend, such as the low paid, pensioners and families with children.
Quote examples
Iain Duncan Smith
British Politician
Work is transformative. It gives you a greater chance of a greater income. You can affect your life while you're of working age, so you have scope and opportunity. Pensioners do not.
Quote examples
Paddy McGuinness
English Comedian
I was always told as a kid the most important thing you could have was a job that paid you sick pay if you needed it and came with a bit of a pension.
Quote examples
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
Indian Businessman
Insurance, pension reforms are going to be extremely important for the stock market because the kind of money we'll get from that is unbelievable.
Quote examples
George Osborne
British Politician
A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives.
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Tony Benn
English Politician
At the end of my life, I was told to vote for it for pensioners; I' m not in favour of means tests for pensioners or anybody.
Quote examples
Marilyn Manson
American Singer
My dad loves what I do and I support my parents financially because they didn't have a job that gave them a pension.
Quote examples
Jim Ratcliffe
British Businessman
The U.K. is one of the few places in the world that has final salary pensions.
Quote examples
Jim Brown
American Athlete
The NFL pension is the worst in the world of business. It's an embarrassment.
Quote examples
Denis Waitley
American Writer
Chase your passion, not your pension.
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