PENSION (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) OFF


Meaning of PENSION (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) OFF in English

pension somebody/something ↔ off ( see also ↑ pension )

1 . to make someone leave their job when they are old or ill, and pay them a pension:

Not everyone wants to be pensioned off at 65.

2 . informal to get rid of something because it is old or not useful any more:

Many of the old ships have been pensioned off.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.