pension
noun [ C ] uk/ˈpen.ʃən/ us/ˈpen.ʃən/
B2 养老金;退休金;抚恤金
an amount of money paid regularly by the government or a private company to a person who does not work any more because they are too old or have become ill
US a government pension 政府养老金
UK a state pension. 政府养老金
He won't be able to draw (= receive) his pension until he's 65. 他得等到65岁以后才能领取养老金。
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- The Chancellor announced a miserly 75p a week rise in the state pension.
- He retired on a generous pension from the company.
- It's a bloody disgrace that some war widows don't get a decent pension.
- The perks of the job include a company pension scheme and a generous travel allowance.
- After years of loyal service, his boss fired him just before he would have qualified for a pension.