单词 | old age pension |
释义 | old age pensionn. A pension paid in certain countries by the state or by a private institution to eligible persons who have reached a specified age. See also pension n. 4. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > grants and allowances > [noun] > payment in consideration of past service > on account of age superannuation1722 superannuity1819 old age pension1856 old age security1927 OAP1942 old age1947 super1973 SIPP1991 1856 Times 11 Nov. 11/6 The desideratum required..of an old-age pension. 1879 19th Cent. Nov. 903 When the great clubs are able to mature the scheme which they are already entertaining for the payment of old age pensions. 1890 Chambers's Jrnl. 8 Feb. 88/1 To qualify..the worker must contribute..for an old-age pension for fourteen hundred and ten weeks. 1892 C. Booth Pauperism ii. iv. 60 The father of the movement in favour of old-age pensions is Canon Blackley. With him must always remain the credit of whatever good may finally come out of any of these proposals. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVIII. 468/2 The State [sc. France] has to contribute to the old-age pensions, fixed..at not less than 90 and not more than 200 francs per person in favour of people aged seventy and upwards. 1936 Act 26 Geo. V. & 1 Edw. VIII c. 31 §4 Not more than one old age pension..shall be payable to any one person. 1968 G. D. Gilling-Smith Compl. Guide Pensions (ed. 2) i. 16 The 1908 Old Age Pensions Act provided a small amount for those who were already old and unable to provide for themselves. 1993 Bayview Post (North York, Ont.) Mar. 2/3 In 1926, Woodsworth forced the implementation of old-age pensions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1856 |
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