as in contribution
an amount of money that a company or the government pays to a person who is old or sick and no longer works
Her pension arrives in the mail every month. retired people living on their pensions
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Recent Examples of pension
Maviglio has previously worked with SEIU’s pension coalition on issues related to retirement benefits.
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William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
In the mid-2010s, Germany started allowing people who have paid pension contributions for 45 years to retire at 63 without a financial hit.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
DiNapoli often defends his tenure by noting the pension is one of the best-funded in the country.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Yet the Employee Benefit Research Institute's research found that retirees with pension income tend to report greater financial stability.
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Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for pension
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
In the mid-2010s, Germany started allowing people who have paid pension contributions for 45 years to retire at 63 without a financial hit.
—
ABC News,
23 June 2026
DiNapoli often defends his tenure by noting the pension is one of the best-funded in the country.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Yet the Employee Benefit Research Institute's research found that retirees with pension income tend to report greater financial stability.
—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for pension
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pension
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Some of those steps include starting to save as young as possible to take advantage of compound growth, maximizing 401(k) contributions to receive company matches, considering Roth accounts to save on taxes later and keeping debt to a minimum, experts said.
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That means nearly 80% of its work goes completely under the radar, including its contribution to a 2026 box office smash, on which the director took a personal interest in the post-production AI tools.
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On the car ride to the casino, Sarris is riffing on his friendship with Grateful Dead member Mickey Hart, who bought Sarris a quarter horse as a gift.
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Tonight, the gift gave one last time.
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Swept away The high altitude in Denver can cause certain pitch types to go awry, but Gray had the benefit of being able to mix and match from his expansive repertoire.
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Created by the makers of Korea’s buzzy Rejuran in-office skin boosters, the Turnover Ampoule offers a needle-free way to tap into the ingredient’s glow-boosting benefits at home.
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In that case, even absent intra-year distributions to the taxpayer, the dividends appearing in the TP’s account are deemed constructively received when paid by the portfolio companies into the brokerage account.
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Finally, oil companies are judged by investors who often want cash returns, dividends, buybacks, and capital discipline.
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Construction cost $285,000, largely funded by public donations, with $100,000 chipped in by campus student affairs, U of I spokesperson Leigh Cooper told the Statesman.
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The Venezuelan Store in Alpharetta is one of the businesses collecting donations.
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The production had previously set a June 4 release date before rescheduling to allow for completion of international distribution partnerships following a CinemaCon presentation that generated significant distributor interest.
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Coffin ended his presentation on an optimistic note.
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Since the Labour Party took office in 2024, average weekly pay, adjusted for inflation and excluding bonuses, has inched up less than 1% to £494 ($651), according to the UK statistics office — hardly better than the growth since 2019.
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Chip workers at both SK Hynix and Samsung are expecting hefty bonuses this year, thanks to bumper profits at both chipmakers.
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Companies may not advertise prices that fail to disclose service, processing, or convenience fees, surcharges, and mandatory gratuities upfront.
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In a post on Facebook on Monday from Manny’s, owner Danny Lopez started by explaining his reasoning for adding an automatic 18% gratuity for less than two weeks into the World Cup.
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“Pension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pension. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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