Thesaurus results for PENSIONS

pensions

noun

plural of pension

as in contributions

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 pensions For many retirees, the best Roth conversion window may be after retirement but before RMDs, Social Security, pensions, or other income starts. — Ronald Stair, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Public safety worker pensions Lawmakers approved a measure to offer more generous retirement benefits for public safety workers. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Cuts to pensions or benefits of China’s own state employees in the coming years might produce a modern equivalent. — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026 However, this is below the rate of inflation, and excludes teacher pensions. — Will Barker, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026 This deprived the treasurers of huge assets that otherwise could have been invested to generate billions of dollars for the pensions — a gap present-day taxpayers must fill. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026 In 2021, Brown pushed through legislation that saved the pensions of millions of union workers from insolvency. — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 The Fox Lake Fire Protection District has a proposal on the ballot to increase the tax rate for firefighters’ pensions, which would amount to $20 a year for a single-family home having a fair market value of $100,000. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 After hearing about the pensions and the homes, Reid instructed lawyers to determine whether their clients could contribute toward the cost of their defense. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Other options include reducing the level of your contributions, although there is a minimum of 5% of pay for employees and 3% for employers.

— Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 8 Oct. 2026
Both are named after Michael Faraday, a 19th-century British scientist who made major contributions to electromagnetics.

— Sean McGowan, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of contributions

Noun

Presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen vowed deep budget cuts Tuesday to lower the deficit, but has also pledged to increase retirement benefits.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Eco effort Explora is a Certified B (or B Corp) company that works to address climate change, stimulate the local workforce, and provide benefits to the community by sourcing most of its products locally.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of benefits

Noun

Bellen's parents focused more on nurturing their children's gifts and interests like entrepreneurship and education and supporting their endeavors.

— Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
Over the years, Chivayo gave away dozens of luxury cars, buses, cash and other gifts to celebrities, church leaders, sports figures, politicians and social media followers, frequently broadcasting his largesse online.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of gifts

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The Treasury Department moved last week to automatically enroll tens of millions of children and greenlight donations of individual stocks as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent touts the accounts ahead of midterms.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
The vast majority of the Central Pennsylvania Clinic’s operating budget comes from direct community donations, many of which happen at large auctions that take place a few times throughout the year.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of donations

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The contract also stipulates longevity bonuses for staff with at least ten years of service, up to twelve weeks of paid parental leave, stronger health and safety protections, and more bereavement leave.

— News Desk, Artforum, 5 Oct. 2026
Betr wants to give you a chance to earn $200 in bonuses when using promo code FOXNEWS and wagering on Monday Night Football or MLB Playoff action.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of bonuses

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Consumer habits also proved more stubbornly set than PowerPoint presentations had suggested.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Unpopular Opinion is one of several events that takes PowerPoint-style presentations out of their traditional setting — the office or the classroom — and puts them front and center in a social scene.

— Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of presentations

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