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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
Consistently lower fertility rates can result in a smaller workforce, slow economic growth, and strain social security and pension systems.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 20 May 2025
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that supporters of AB 1383 want a return to pension practices that put the state and local municipalities in fiscal peril.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 12 May 2025
The Social Security Fairness Act provides higher monthly Social Security checks for individuals who also receive pensions from work that did not include payment of Social Security payroll taxes.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 11 May 2025
No state sales tax, no state estate/inheritance tax, no state income tax on Social Security, state income tax breaks on pension income.
—William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 20 May 2025
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that supporters of AB 1383 want a return to pension practices that put the state and local municipalities in fiscal peril.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 12 May 2025
The Social Security Fairness Act provides higher monthly Social Security checks for individuals who also receive pensions from work that did not include payment of Social Security payroll taxes.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 11 May 2025
No state sales tax, no state estate/inheritance tax, no state income tax on Social Security, state income tax breaks on pension income.
—William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pension
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These accounts may include a government contribution of up to $1,000 for babies born between 2025 and 2028, as outlined in Investopedia, and allow families to contribute up to $5,000 annually.—
Brian Menickella,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Considering how Walker slogged through last season and how he’s bounced between the rotation and bullpen, the outing underscored his contributions over the first two months.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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The White House said the plane was a gift to the Department of Defense, and would go through the legal protocols required when something is given to the government.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
21 May 2025
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However, invoking this ban now would have been a bad, bad look, not to mention a motivational gift to the league’s most talented team.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Some key benefits driving the transition toward eSIM include: Instant Connectivity: Users can activate eSIM plans in minutes—no physical cards or waiting.—
Dmitri Verbovski,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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This in turn will strain state finances and likely lead to reductions in generosity of benefits including Medicaid for states providing greater benefits than the average Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion state.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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The front office opted to trade away Cody Bellinger and bring in Kyle Tucker in a move that has paid strong dividends so far this season.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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At the end of the month, all daily dividends are totaled and paid.—
Elliot Raphaelson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2025
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In 2019, the pair surprised an elementary school in Washington D.C. with charitable donations and $100,000.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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On Tuesday at Colonial, Murray’s mother, father and sister will formally make a $20,000 donation to the Ben Hogan foundation; Hogan’s father died of suicide when the future legend of golf was 9.—
Mac Engel
May 16,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2025
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One particular presentation that focused on Micro LED projection for AR glasses stood out.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Given that the show takes place in Taiwan, Huang's presentation is happening at an inconvenient time for US viewers.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
16 May 2025
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Late in last year’s campaign, Trump promised a 10 percent raise for all agents along with recruitment and retention bonuses of $10,000.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
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The presumption is that job security—as well as promotions, funding, and possibly bonuses—were linked to progress on this score.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
16 May 2025
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Among Trump’s 2024 campaign promises was a vow to make service industry gratuities and overtime pay nontaxable.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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Today, one of our servers received an amazing gratuity.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Pension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pension. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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