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PENSION OFF
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Grant a pension to
Synonyms:
pension; pension off
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "pension off" is one way to...):
award; grant (give as judged due or on the basis of merit)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Let go from employment with an attractive pension
Example:
The director was pensioned off when he got senile
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "pension off" is one way to...):
can; dismiss; displace; fire; force out; give notice; give the axe; give the sack; sack; send away; terminate (terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position)
Cause:
retire (go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
