pensionable

adjective

pen·​sion·​able ˈpen(t)-sh(ə-)nə-bəl 

chiefly British

: of, relating to, qualified for, or qualifying for a pension

pensionable employees

a pensionable post

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Last year, Parma gave its firefighters a $3,500 one-time pensionable payment using ARPA funds. —Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 21 Apr. 2022

The general idea is that participants would be offered a choice of two options, both of which would be benefit cuts compared to the present benefit formulas; either pensionable salary would be frozen or COLA benefit provisions would be reduced. —Elizabeth Bauer, Forbes, 11 May 2021

In the longer run, there are also costs related to the fact that a smaller population of working age will have to contribute more to support the ranks of those of pensionable age. —Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2020

There’s growing opposition to the government’s proposals, which will see 42 different retirement systems linked to certain jobs, replaced by new arrangements that will mean those becoming of pensionable age operate under the same rules. —BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2019

Legislators have also run bills to cap Oregon's pensionable salaries at $100,000. —Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 23 Mar. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above