as in contribution
an amount of money that a company or the government pays to a person who is old or sick and no longer works
Her pension arrives in the mail every month. retired people living on their pensions
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Recent Examples of pension
Johnson requested Martinez step back from his role as CPS CEO after refusing to take out a $300 million loan to cover the costs of the teachers contract and a pension payment for nonteacher school staff.
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Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
The Social Security Fairness Act expanded benefits for millions by eliminating two federal policies that barred employees with a public pension from collecting their full benefits under the federal retirement program and that reduced benefits for those workers' surviving spouses and family members.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025
Nate Hoskin, founder and lead adviser at Hoskin Capital, says relying on the Social Security system or traditional pensions no longer feels like a safe option for his young clients.
—Tatiana Walk-Morris, Vox, 20 Feb. 2025
Its annual pension contribution has soared to more than $500 million – another obligation that is adding to the city’s fiscal woes.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
The Social Security Fairness Act expanded benefits for millions by eliminating two federal policies that barred employees with a public pension from collecting their full benefits under the federal retirement program and that reduced benefits for those workers' surviving spouses and family members.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025
Nate Hoskin, founder and lead adviser at Hoskin Capital, says relying on the Social Security system or traditional pensions no longer feels like a safe option for his young clients.
—Tatiana Walk-Morris, Vox, 20 Feb. 2025
Its annual pension contribution has soared to more than $500 million – another obligation that is adding to the city’s fiscal woes.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pension
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Adding value at work comes down to two key things: feeling recognized and knowing one’s contributions make a difference.—
Cathleen Swody,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2025
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The subsidies are financed through the Energy Development Account referred to as CDE is supported by contributions from electricity distributors.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Starmer presented Trump with a significant gift ahead of his trip, announcing on Tuesday that Britain would hike its defense spending to 2.5% by 2027, and to 3% by the middle of the next decade.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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Thanks to the Warren and Augusta Hume Foundation gift, the program will be free in the fall of 2025.—
Lauren Smith,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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Each of the three choices come with their own set of benefits and drawbacks, Yu said.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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Proponents of diffusion LLMs contend that another benefit is that coherence across large portions of text is more likely than with the autoregressive approach.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Yzerman’s Alex DeBrincat deal two summers ago, for example, is paying significant dividends, with DeBrincat already up to 29 goals this season.—
Max Bultman,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Below is a long-term dividend history chart for HPE, which the report stressed as being of key importance.—
Dividend Channel,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Neither MacKenzie Scott nor Elon Musk, both of whom announced donations large enough to land them on this list, provided enough information for the Chronicle to include them.—
David Campbell,
The Conversation,
4 Mar. 2025
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Kiwanis Club donations support La Jolla High and Muirlands Middle schools The Kiwanis Club of La Jolla Foundation donated a total of $40,000 to several organizations at its Feb. 28 meeting, and two La Jolla schools were among the beneficiaries.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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Activities will include classroom and field presentations, a boat excursion on the Indian River Lagoon, a tour of the Whitney Lab with a UF researcher, and kayaking in Gamble Rogers State Recreation Area.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2025
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Severe crashes were typically due to failure to yield, failure to reduce speed, improper or unsafe lane usage, disobeying traffic signs and signals, and roadway departure, according to Vissers’ presentation.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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Luxury tax is based on payrolls with average annual values that include benefits and the pre-arbitration bonus pool.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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Proceeds benefit local charities through The Woman’s Club of Casselberry. 2 p.m. the second and fourth Sunday of the month, The Woman’s Club of Casselberry, 251 Overbrook Drive, Casselberry, $5 for 10 games plus two optional bonus games, 407-947-2747.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2025
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Margaritaville at Sea is the latest cruise line to raise its gratuity rates.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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As a candidate, Trump first announced the idea of ending gratuity taxes during a rally in June in Las Vegas.—
Will Weissert and Thomas Beaumont,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Pension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pension. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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