pension

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.