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 Asked about how the trade ban would operate, pensions minister Pat McFadden did not give details. — Reuters, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026 That can include money from Social Security, pensions, annuity, 401(k) withdrawals, part-time work or rental income. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026 The union, for its part, stated that its own analysis takes into account salaries, specialty pay, overtime, pensions and other benefits. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026 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 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 Gen Xers, who are now 46 to 61 years old, entered the workforce in the 1980s and 1990s, just as employers were shifting away from pensions in favor of 401(k)s. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 At the time, spending on massive pensions for public employees — especially public-safety officials — was consuming larger chunks of the state budget and pushing localities to the brink of bankruptcy. — Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Kiley discussed his work on the High-Quality Charter Schools Act, which would create a federal tax credit for charitable contributions to nonprofit charter-school organizations.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
If an author uses AI to generate material and then substantially selects, arranges, rewrites, edits or transforms that material, those human contributions may qualify for protection.

— Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of contributions

Noun

Know More Democratic incumbents in tight races are hoping to reap electoral benefits from 2028 candidates who are coming through their districts.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Companies must capture the benefits of AI without allowing adoption to outpace their ability to understand and govern it.

— Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of benefits

Noun

Investigators also found Chavez-DeRemer did not report the tickets, valued at approximately $100 a piece, as she was required to do, despite having completed ethics training explaining government policy on accepting gifts.

— Andrea Hsu, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Those gifts included rodeo tickets, an alligator wallet and two cowboy hats, according to the report.

— Luke Barr, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of gifts

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 center will be built using 100% philanthropic donations from more than half a dozen groups — including Caruso’s nonprofit, Steadfast LA, which helped raise more than $40 million.

— Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of donations

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While much of the NFL’s direct income is shared evenly with its players as dictated by their collective bargaining agreement, the dividends and distributions from 32 Equity investments flow outside the cap.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Trump's similar 'dividends' haven’t happened When will the refund checks be sent?

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of dividends

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Place Vendôme serves as a place for leading maisons to unveil exhibitions and presentations, while emerging jewelry brands have tapped into attending tastemakers and buyers alongside the French and international press for visibility.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
Users create nearly 3,000 presentations and 1,000 documents every minute, the company announced on Thursday.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

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