pension: translation
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ adequate, big, decent, generous, good (all esp. BrE)
▪ inadequate, meagre/meager, small (all esp. BrE)
▪ basic (esp. BrE)
▪ full (esp. BrE)
▪ Only half of all women qualify for a full state pension.
▪ state (BrE)
▪ company, occupational (both esp. BrE)
▪ personal, private (both esp.BrE)
▪ stakeholder (BrE)
▪ contributory, non-contributory (both BrE)
▪ index-linked (BrE)
▪ final-salary (BrE)
▪ guaranteed (esp. BrE)
▪ annual (esp. BrE), monthly, weekly (BrE)
▪ employee
▪ old-age, retirement (both BrE)
▪ disability (esp. BrE), invalidity (BrE)
VERB + PENSION
▪ collect (BrE), draw (BrE), get, receive
▪ He draws his pension at the post office.
▪ enjoy (esp. BrE)
▪ Employees enjoy generous retirement pensions.
▪ buy (BrE)
▪ sell (BrE)
▪ award sb (esp. BrE), give sb (esp. BrE), pay sb (esp. BrE), provide (sb with)
▪ claim (BrE), qualify for (esp. BrE)
▪ You will have to find out whether or not you qualify for a pension.
▪ live on (BrE)
▪ She lives on her pension and her savings.
▪ fund
▪ State pensions are funded by taxpayers.
▪ boost, increase, raise, supplement (all esp. BrE)
▪ cut, reduce (both esp. BrE)
▪ lose (esp. BrE)
▪ workers who have lost all their pensions as a result of company insolvencies
▪ guarantee, secure (esp. BrE)
PENSION + NOUN
▪ age (BrE)
▪ The state pension age for men and women will be 65.
▪ contributions (esp. BrE), fund, pot (BrE)
▪ the company pension fund
▪ savings (esp. BrE)
▪ costs
▪ payment, payout
▪ benefits
▪ deficit, shortfall
▪ plan, scheme (BrE)
▪ arrangements (BrE)
▪ provision (esp. BrE)
▪ provider (esp. BrE)
▪ holder (esp. BrE)
▪ entitlement (esp. BrE)
▪ obligations (esp. AmE)
▪ rights (esp. BrE)
▪ policy (esp. BrE)
▪ reform
▪ pensions adviser (esp. BrE), pensions consultant, pensions expert (esp. BrE)
▪ pensions industry (BrE)
PREPOSITION
▪ on a pension
▪ He is now retired and on a pension.