What (who) is pensionable - definition
pensionable
Pensionable means relating to someone's right to receive a pension.
...civil servants who were nearing pensionable age.
ADJ: ADJ n
pensioner
PERSON WHO COLLECTS A PENSION, MOST COMMONLY BECAUSE OF A RETIREMENT FROM THE WORKFORCE
Retirees; Retiree; Pensionership; OAPs; Old-age pensioner; Superannuitant; Pensioners
(pensioners)
A pensioner is someone who receives a pension, especially a pension paid by the state to retired people.
= OAP
N-COUNT
pension
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RETIREMENT FUND
Retirement pay; Superannuation; Pensions; Old age pension; Old-Age Pensions; Retirement plan; Retirement-plan; Old-age pension; Retirement savings account; Political pension; Political Pension; Pension scheme; Pension system; Pension (United States); State pension; Occupational pensions; Occupational pension; Old age pensions; Occupational Pension; Retirement plans; IPP (Individual Pension Plans); IPP (Individual Pension Plan); Individual pension plans; Government pension; NFL Player Benefit Plan; Pension plan; Ecclesiastical Pension; Pension, Ecclesiastical; Superannuate; Defined contribution pension scheme; Group Retirement Plan; Workplace pension; Pension governance; Public pensions; Retirement pension; State pensions; Retirement Savings Account; Retirement savings; Retirement Pension
pension1 ['p?n?(?)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 person or their employer has contributed during their working life.
?chiefly historical a regular payment made to a royal favourite or to enable an artist or scholar to continue their work.
¦ verb (pension someone off) dismiss someone from employment and pay them a pension.
?(pension something off) discard something that is unwanted or outdated.
Derivatives
pensionability noun
pensionable adjective
pensionless adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr., from L. pensio(n-) 'payment', from pendere 'to pay'.
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pension2 [p?pension'sj?pension]
¦ noun a small hotel or boarding house in France and other European countries.
Origin
from Fr.
Examples of use of pensionable
1. That means 1.1 million people over pensionable age are now working – or about 10% of the pensionable age workforce.
2. Sir, Why shouldnt pensionable age be extended to 67?
3. But raising the pensionable age limit is only part of the problem.
4. Because these are not consolidated into salaries and not pensionable, this will help control labour costs.
5. Turner says this is too high: hence his proposed increase in the pensionable age.