pensionable
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a word derived from
pension.
pensionnouna fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc..
Example Sentences
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They will receive 90% of their salary in the first two years and 70% in the remaining three years before reaching the pensionable age, thanks to state benefits and those paid by the company.
From Reuters ● Mar. 29, 2023
“To my mind,” said McGillivray, “one full-time, permanent, pensionable job in this village will be a fantastic improvement.”
From The Verge ● Jan. 16, 2018
It would have limited the pensionable salaries of teachers, university workers and lawmakers.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 14, 2017
On Sunday, the two who stood at the top of the mountain, deservedly so, had a combined age of a pensionable 65.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 29, 2017
Everyone says these are good jobs, steady and pensionable and respectable, and if you get a job like this you never have to worry again in your whole life, so you don’t.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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