pension off
Britishverb
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to cause to retire from a post and pay a pension to
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to discard, because old and worn
to pension off submarines
Example Sentences
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Couldn't the Times pension off Friedman and use his space on the op-ed page to showcase some new thinkers?
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2017
Once again Arsenal's deficiencies in the area of the holding midfield player, evident since the unwise decision to pension off Gilberto Silva, were exposed.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 8, 2010
Wahid tried to pension off the worst offenders and replace them with more idealistic middle-ranking officers.
From Time Magazine Archive
A possible compromise favored by Grandval: pension off both Sultans and replace them with a five-man regency council composed of influential Moroccan leaders from all factions.
From Time Magazine Archive
He also used to pension off his old servants after they had ceased to be able to work.
From Thrift by Smiles, Samuel
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