Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pension_off

2 senses of pension off

Sense 1
pension off -- (let go from employment with an attractive pension; "The director was pensioned off when he got senile")
       => displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate -- (terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers")

Sense 2
pension, pension off -- (grant a pension to)
       => award, grant -- (give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers")