Thesaurus results for PENSION

pension

noun

Definition of pension

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 The bill aims to lower the retirement age from 57 to 55 and give unions more room to negotiate pensions, supporters say the bill would help California and local governments hire and retrain these employees. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Maleki said Tehran is increasingly relying on money creation rather than cutting politically sensitive salaries and pensions. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Related Stories Remote workers are now on parity with on-campus workers, including pension and healthcare coverage. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026 But Crabtree rejected his request, noting that his financial resources included the two homes — one valued at $792,000 that carried no mortgage — two debt-free cars and $36,000 a month in pensions. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pension

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Noun

Sometimes this means having to overcome unnecessary barriers to ensure employees’ contributions are recognized and rewarded equitably.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Little bit important Manny Machado was in no mood to talk about his contributions last night.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of contribution

Noun

Palestinians possess no natural gift for grief and there is nothing beautiful about enduring destruction and death.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
The children were learning how to make gift bags and perfume, a free workshop that offered them a brief respite from Cuba's realities.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of gift

Noun

Although law firms are beginning to embrace the benefits of generative AI, the technology apparently makes many law schools squeamish.

— Sian Leah Beilock, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Through 2070, South Florida could see $2 of benefits for every $1 invested in community adaptations, like seawall construction and beach nourishment.

— Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of benefit

Noun

On Tuesday, the company announced a quarterly dividend of 98 cents per share, reflecting an increase of 8%.

— Justina Lee,Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Promises of money, DOGE returns, tariff dividends and lower food prices haven’t materialized and won’t.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of dividend

Noun

The opposition appears to have only solidified two months before the midterm elections, despite significant donations that crypto groups have given to some Democrats in recent years.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
The nearly 97,000-square-foot complex, which includes biology and chemistry laboratories, a planetarium and an observatory, was built with the help of a $9 million donation from Tschannen, The Bee previously reported.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of donation

Noun

As some selectors are being eliminated so is the traditional system of presentation.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The road to the end of the very long Emmy season takes place over most of your Labor Day holiday weekend with the two-night presentation of what were formerly called the Creative Arts Emmy Awards but now are simply being called the Emmy Awards.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of presentation

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Also, join the Huddle House Rewards program and get 25 bonus points for signing up.

— Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Now the preferences are changing, as the AI boom makes those working in the chip sector — flush with hefty bonuses — the new gems of the dating pool.

— Justina Lee,Lisa Kim, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of bonus

Noun

As more and more quick service businesses like coffee, ice cream, sandwich shops and more are soliciting gratuity with rising prices from inflation, experts say consumer frustration is growing.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
Mainstream cruise lines automatically add gratuities to guests’ onboard accounts, but guests can adjust them before disembarkation.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of gratuity

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