give the ax vs pension

give the ax

pension

noun
  • An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes. 

  • A sum paid to a clergyman in place of tithes. 

  • A boarding house or small hotel, especially in continental Europe, which typically offers lodging and certain meals and services. 

  • A regular allowance paid to support a royal favourite, or as patronage of an artist or scholar. 

verb
  • To grant a pension to. 

  • To force (someone) to retire on a pension. 

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