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 Their retirement plans and pensions are invested in Silicon Valley stocks that could drop; their small businesses are reliant on access to credit that might get throttled. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026 Their employment model includes a shorter workweek, pensions, paid leave and support for continuing education. — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Ordinary people’s savings in retirement, pensions and other savings would be on shaky ground. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026 Despite a year of strong returns, Chicago’s pensions remain among the worst funded in the nation. — Stuart Loren, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 Mortgages, bonds, annuities, pensions, college savings plans, retirement accounts—the list goes on. — Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026 Apart from outside bets like Chief Whip Jonathan Reynolds and Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander, that leaves Pat McFadden, currently work and pensions secretary, a hugely experienced former Treasury minister. — Ian King, CNBC, 15 July 2026 Boosting pensions would widen the unfunded liabilities — in essence a multibillion-dollar unpaid debt — that still plague CalPERS even with the reform. — Dan Walters, Oc Register, 7 July 2026 The aim is to prevent the level of pensions from falling and ward off the need for a big, long-term increase of the levy employees pay into the pension system. — ABC News, 2 July 2026

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Noun

In the past several years, several Kansas City suburbs have detached — and pulled their annual financial contributions — from the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, the region’s transit system.

— Ilana Arougheti July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
The company will fund $6 million in charitable contributions to various nonprofit organizations, with Wenig contributing an additional $1 million to a charity dedicated to protecting First Amendment rights in Ina Steiner’s name.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Definition of contributions

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To prevent speculation that drives up land price without actual construction, the zoning benefits would be granted only on submission of building-permit applications.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Communities that see tangible benefits from the installation phase are less likely to block it.

— Nili Gilbert, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of benefits

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The gifts that stay with people are usually the ones that felt personal rather than generic.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Staff visit mothers in the hospital, bring small gifts to celebrate their new babies, conduct developmental screenings and connect families with evaluations or services when needed.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of gifts

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The American Red Cross declared its second ever national blood supply crisis Monday, urging immediate donations as blood supplies fall to their lowest levels in four summers.

— Velvet Wu July 29, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
The GoFundMe page states that donations will help cover medical expenses, funeral costs, counseling and other unexpected expenses in the months ahead.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Definition of donations

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Reinvesting dividends is vital, significantly boosting wealth through compounding over decades.

— Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
The kiddie tax is an IRS rule that taxes a child's unearned income such as interest, dividends, and capital gains beyond a certain threshold at their parents' marginal tax rate rather than the child's lower rate.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Definition of dividends

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Missouri residents can access informational presentations about Benton’s life work for free.

— Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
My dad was at a place called Seabury and my mom even did presentations there, not just for the benefit of my dad, but for other clients or patients as well.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

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