In a country that is slowly growing old, there is the overriding problem of the old-age pensioners (Atlantic).
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pen|sion|ar|y — «PEHN shuh NEHR ee», noun, plural ar|ies, adjective. –n. 1. = pensioner. (Cf. ↑pensioner) 2. (formerly, in the Netherlands) the chief magistrate of a city: »Jean Sersanders, the pensionary of Ghent (J. F. Kirk). –adj. 1. co … Useful english dictionary
pen|sion|a|ble — «PEHN shuh nuh buhl», adjective. Especially British. 1. qualified for or entitled to a pension. 2. entitling to a pension: »The Civil Service is to offer pensionable jobs to men and women aged between 40 and 60 (London Times) … Useful english dictionary
pen|sion|less — «PEHN shuhn lihs», adjective. receiving no pension … Useful english dictionary
pen|sion|naire — «pahn sy NEHR», noun. French. a person who boards in a pension: »On the fifth floor where the salon, the dining room and kitchen, and some of the rooms occupied by the pensionnaires (New Yorker) … Useful english dictionary
pen´sion-fund´ — pension fund, a fund set up on an actuarial basis to provide pensions for a group at a later date: »This man earned £17 a week, had looked after his money, and contributed about £1 a week to a pension fund that would give him £6 10s a week when… … Useful english dictionary
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pen·sion·er — /ˈpɛnʃənɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] chiefly Brit : a person who receives or lives on a pension; especially : a person who receives a government pension an old age pensioner compare OAP … Useful english dictionary
de|mi-pen|sion — «duh mee pahn syn», noun. French. 1. an arrangement in a boarding house, hotel, or dormitory to eat only some meals, usually the noon meal. 2. (literally) half board … Useful english dictionary
en pen|sion — «ahn pahn syn», French. as a boarder; in a boarding house or boarding school: »The other remarkable film is…taken from Jules Barbey d Aurevilly s notable tale of a young officer en pension in the provincial château of a dull couple (New Yorker) … Useful english dictionary
out|pen|sion|er — «OWT PEHN shuh nuhr», noun. a person who receives an outpension; nonresident pensioner … Useful english dictionary
