pension off

verb

To end a contract and give a pension to.

“to pension off a worker for political reasons”

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Meanings

verbpension off (third-person singular simple present pensions off, present participle pensioning off, simple past and past participle pensioned off)

present singular third person pensions off · participle present pensioning off · participle past pensioned off · past pensioned off

  1. transitiveTo end a contract and give a pension to.

    to pension off a worker for political reasons

    1 more example

    "How did you get in?" "Dear old Conrad here." Tommy smiled deprecatingly at him. "I hesitate to suggest pensioning off a faithful servant, but you really ought to have a better watchdog."

    1922, Agatha Christie, “Chapter 16”, in The Secret Adversary

Synonyms & antonyms

verbgrant a pension to

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