pension off

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pension off (third-person singular simple present pensions off, present participle pensioning off, simple past and past participle pensioned off)

  1. (transitive) To end a contract and give a pension to.
    to pension off a worker for political reasons
    • 1922, Agatha Christie, “Chapter 16”, in The Secret Adversary:
      "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."
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