Pension Off (Verb)
Meaning 1
Let go from employment with an attractive pension; "The director was pensioned off when he got senile".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Grant a pension to.
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The king decided to pension off his loyal knight after decades of dedicated service.
- After the former president's long term in office, the government voted to pension him off.
- The company decided to pension off several long-time employees to make room for younger workers.
- The military commanders decided it was time to pension off General Thompson due to his health issues.
- She was pensioned off after serving as the headmistress of the prestigious school for over 25 years.