pension off en · VERB
Meanings
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(transitive) To end a contract and give a pension to.
to pension off a worker for political reasons
"How did you get in?" "Dear old Conrad here." Tommy smiled deprecatingly at him. "I hesitate to suggest pensioning off a faithful servant, but you really ought to have a better watchdog."
1922, Agatha Christie, “Chapter 16”, in The Secret Adversary:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pensioning off | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pensions off | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| pensioned off | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pensioned off | Tense=Past | lexicographic |