C 退休金，养老金an amount of money paid regularly, especially by a government or company, to sb who can no longer earn money by working, especially because of old age or illness

　award a ～　给予养老金
　draw one's ～　领取养老金
　full ～　最高养老金
　retirement ～　退休金

　She went to the company to draw her pension.　她去公司领退休金。
　The country provided a pension to the old person.　国家给老人们提供养老金。

　vt.　发给…养老金〔退休金〕dismiss from work but continue to pay a pension to

　pension　用作动词时的基本意思是“发给…退休金”。 其后常跟介词off连用，表示“发养老金使…退休”“不再使用”，常用于被动结构。

 ♣ pension off　(v.+adv.)
1. 发养老金使…退休 allow or force sb to retire, and pay him a pension
　He was pensioned off.　他获领退休金退休。
2. 不再使用no longer use sth
　Your old bike has to be pensioned off.　你的旧自行车必须扔掉了。

　［同义词］ n. allowance
　［词源］古法语pension（支付）