Thesaurus results for PENSIONS

pensions

noun

plural of pension

as in contributions

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 pensions Other protests were held nationwide as part of a three-day strike by a teachers union demanding policy changes for better wages and pensions. —

Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026 The labor and civil rights leader secured higher wages, health benefits, pensions and pesticide protections for farmworkers during her decades of organizing and advocacy on their behalf. —

ABC News, 18 Mar. 2026 Nick Schroeder, a policy analyst at the nonpartisan California Legislative Analyst’s Office, said the state has plans to reduce unfunded liabilities for pensions and retiree healthcare, but that isn’t the case with unused time off. —

Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026 At the same time, districts are paying more for pensions, health care supplies and special education. —

Edsource, Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026 If politicians won’t fix bloated pensions amid credit downgrades, the bond market will force their hand. —

Editorial Board, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2026 Our economy has struggled for years; taxes already are high when taking into account income, property and sales levies; and underfunded public pensions sap confidence from would-be investors that Illinois is a good place to start or expand a business. —

The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026 With a series of increases in recent years, the average salaries and pensions for Connecticut state employees have been rising at a time of continuing budget surpluses. —

Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026 Meanwhile, many retirees in the Florida Retirement System see their pensions lose purchasing power because the traditional 3% cost-of-living adjustment was reduced or eliminated in 2011. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026

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Noun

Also, document any decisions so everyone knows their contributions were actually heard.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Simply depositing money into the account without selecting investments means your contributions may sit as cash, earning little.

— Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2026