pension something off

pension something off
discard something that is unwanted or outdated.

English new terms dictionary. 2014.

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  • pension sth off — UK US pension sth off Phrasal Verb with pension({{}}/ˈpenʃən/ verb INFORMAL ► to stop using something either because it is too old or not practical: »Increasing demand for cleaner energies mean many old power stations are being pensioned off …   Financial and business terms

  • pension — ▪ I. pension pen‧sion 1 [ˈpenʆn] noun [countable] FINANCE an amount of money paid regularly by a government, company, or financial institution to someone who is officially considered to be too old or too ill to earn money by working; =… …   Financial and business terms

  • pension — pension1 [ pɛnʃ(ə)n] noun a regular payment made by the state to people of or above the official retirement age and to some widows and disabled people. ↘a regular payment made during a person s retirement from an investment fund to which that… …   English new terms dictionary

  • pension — pen|sion1 W2S3 [ˈpenʃən] n an amount of money paid regularly by the government or company to someone who does not work any more, for example because they have reached the age when people stop working or because they are ill ▪ At what age can you… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pension — 1 / penSFn/ noun (C) an amount of money paid regularly by a government or company to someone who is officially considered to be too old or too ill to earn money by working: They both have their pensions to live on now that they ve retired. | a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Pension provision in the United Kingdom — UK Pension Provision falls into seven major divisions; Basic State Pension, State Second Pension (S2P), Occupational Pensions, Stakeholder Pensions, Group Personal Pensions and Personal or Individual Pensions. Personal Accounts automatic… …   Wikipedia

  • pay·off — /ˈpeıˌɑːf/ noun, pl offs 1 : a good result : the advantage or benefit that is gained from doing something [count] You ll have to work hard but there ll be a big/large payoff in the end. We expected more of a payoff for all our hard work. What s… …   Useful english dictionary

  • live off sb — UK US live off sb/sth Phrasal Verb with live({{}}/lɪv/ verb (US live off of sb/sth) ► to get the money that you need to pay for food, a place in which to stay, clothing, etc. from someone or something: »live off benefits/income/interest live off… …   Financial and business terms

  • live off sb/sth — UK US live off sb/sth Phrasal Verb with live({{}}/lɪv/ verb (US live off of sb/sth) ► to get the money that you need to pay for food, a place in which to stay, clothing, etc. from someone or something: »live off benefits/income/interest live off… …   Financial and business terms

  • live off sth — UK US live off sb/sth Phrasal Verb with live({{}}/lɪv/ verb (US live off of sb/sth) ► to get the money that you need to pay for food, a place in which to stay, clothing, etc. from someone or something: »live off benefits/income/interest live off… …   Financial and business terms

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