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pension

US /ˈpenʃn/UK /ˈpenʃn/

noun Target · B2 Nhân sự

Definition

a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

All full-time employees are automatically enrolled in the corporate pension scheme.

Word Family

NounNoun
pension gốc pensioner pensionary
VerbVerb
pension gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • retirement fundhaving a meaning similar to pension
  • annuityincome from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments

Collocations

  • Easy retire on a monthly pension
    to retire on a monthly pension, meaning to go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
  • Medium company occupational pension scheme
    to company occupational pension scheme, meaning to be a companion to somebody
  • Hard underfunded corporate pension liabilities
    a collocation phrase: underfunded corporate pension liabilities
  • Very Hard draw a comfortable state pension
    to compose, extract, or formulate regarding a comfortable state pension

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