pension

US: /ˈpɛnʃən/


English Vietnamese dictionary


pension /'penʃn/
  • danh từ
    • lương hưu
      • to retire on a pension: về hưu
    • tiền trợ cấp
      • old-age pension: tiền trợ cấp dưỡng lão
    • nhà trọ cơm tháng
      • to live en pension at: ăn ở trọ tại
  • ngoại động từ
    • trả lương hưu
    • trợ cấp cho
      • to pension someone off: sa thải ai có phát tiền trợ cấp; cho ai về hưu, cho ai về vườn

Advanced English dictionary


noun, verb-see also PENSION
+ noun
an amount of money paid regularly by a government or company to sb who is considered to be too old or too ill to work: to receive an old-age / a retirement pension + a disability / widow's pension + a state pension + to live on a pension + to take out a personal / private pension + a pension fund
verb
Phrasal Verbs: pension sb off (especially BrE) [usually passive] to allow or force sb to RETIRE (= leave their job and stop regular work) and to pay them a pension: He was pensioned off and his job given to a younger man. + (informal, figurative) That car of yours should have been pensioned off years ago.
+ noun
(from French) a small, usually cheap, hotel in some European countries, especially France
See also - PENSION

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
1 benefit, allowance, annuity, subsistence, superannuation, allotment, old-age pension, US social security, Colloq golden handshake:
She finds that her pension is not enough to live on.
v.
2 Usually, pension off. (cause to) retire, superannuate; dismiss; Colloq shelve, put out to pasture:
The company cut back on staff by pensioning off everyone over 60.

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

big, comfortable, generous, good | small | basic | state | company, occupational | personal, private | old age, retirement

VERB + PENSION

draw, get, receive
He draws his pension at the post office.
| give sb, provide (sb with) | claim, qualify for
You will have to find out whether or not you qualify for a pension.
| live on
She lives on her pension and her savings.

PENSION + NOUN

contributions, fund
the company pension fund
| plan, scheme

PREP.

on a ~
He is now retired and on a pension.


Concise English dictionary


pensions|pensioned|pensioning'penʃən
noun
+a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working
verb
+grant a pension to