retirement pension

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noun

a pension given to a person who has retired from regular employment, whether paid by the state, arising from the person's former employment, or the product of investment in a personal or stakeholder pension scheme

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Words nearby retirement pension

retire, retired, retiree, retirement, retirement community, retirement pension, retirement plan, retirement relief, retiring, retool, retorsion

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How to use retirement pension in a sentence

He went on to be a star on the international circuit all the way until his retirement in 2013.
The Story of the World’s Greatest Cricket Player|William O’Connor|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Five days later authorities were able to match a fingerprint at the post office to Wilson sending him to an early retirement.
Post Office Robbers More Wanted Than ISIS|M.L. Nestel|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When most of us think of the premier retirement destination for unrepentant Nazis, our minds immediately turn to South America.
Hitler’s Henchmen in Arabia|Guy Walters|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And think of the De Robertis family enjoying their hard-earned retirement.
De Robertis, a New York Great, Bids Farewell|Lizzie Crocker|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Young says she ultimately lost her health benefits and pension.
The Supreme Court Case Uniting Pro-Lifers & Pro-Choicers|Emily Shire|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The governor of the fortress was provided with a safe residence in Egypt, and an annual pension of 75,000 piasters.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
I may be tempted to postpone my retirement, and for a while longer to continue to gather the golden harvest that ripens round me.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Never had the genius of the Marshal stood higher than in this difficult retirement from Portugal.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
The staff officer replied that a pension of four hundred francs would save them from want in their old age.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
And now commenced a life of seclusion and retirement, which both of them enjoyed from its very novelty.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills