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词汇 pension off
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pension off
pensions, pensioning, pensioned
pension off sb or pension sb off
if an organization pensions off someone who has worked for a long time, it makes them leave their job and it gives them their pension (= money paid to someone who is too old to work)
The company has decided to pension off all members of staff over the age of 55.
phrasepension off1. pension sb offpension off sb to arrange for someone to stop working and receive a pension, because they are old, ill, or no longer needed. A pension is money that people receive each month from a company or the government after they have stopped working: The Defence Ministry pensioned off 750 officers including 10 generals In traditional societies the elders directed the affairs of the tribe; in Western societies, the elderly are usually pensioned off.2. pension sth offpension off sth especially BrE to get rid of something that you have been using for a long time because they are no longer useful: The old cruise ship was finally pensioned off and spent the rest of her days as a floating hotel. Coal-fired power stations are being pensioned off and replaced by gas-fired ones, which are less harmful to the environment. SIMILAR TO: to do away with, get rid of

pension off

1. To force someone to go into retirement and begin receiving their pension. A noun or pronoun can be used between "pension" and "off." They wanted to pension me off early, but I refused to leave before I turned 70. Anyone who works for the city or state will be automatically pensioned off at 65.
2. To discard or cease to use something due to being old or obsolete. A noun or pronoun can be used between "pension" and "off." The army pensioned trucks like these off in the 1990s, and you can find them for dirt cheap these days if you're willing to invest in repairs. I finally decided to pension off my computer so I could use something a bit more up-to-date for my postgraduate degree.

pension someone off

to retire someone with a pension. The company tried to pension me off before I was ready to retire. They pensioned off the long-time workers.
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