unpensioned
Definition
- Adjective:
- Not receiving a pension: "unpensioned" describes a person who does not receive a pension, typically after retirement or due to lack of eligibility.
- Without pension provision: Refers to a situation, job, or status that does not include a pension benefit.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Many older workers remain unpensioned after decades of informal employment. (They do not receive any pension income.)
- The company offered only part-time, unpensioned contracts to temporary staff. (The contracts provided no pension benefits.)
Advanced Usage
"unpensioned old age": a state of being elderly without financial support from a pension.
- She faced an unpensioned old age, relying solely on family assistance. (Her retirement lacked any pension income.)
"unpensioned workers": employees who are not covered by a pension scheme.
- The rise of gig economy jobs has created a large class of unpensioned workers. (These workers have no employer-sponsored retirement plan.)
Variants and Related Words
Pension (n): a regular payment made to a retired person.
- He receives a monthly pension from the government. (A regular retirement payment.)
Pensioned (adj): receiving a pension.
- The pensioned retirees enjoyed a comfortable life. (They received pension income.)
Pensionless (adj): lacking a pension; synonymous with "unpensioned."
- Pensionless employees must save on their own for retirement. (They have no pension scheme.)
Synonyms
- Without a pension: lacking any pension entitlement.
- Retired without benefits: having left work but receiving no pension.
- Non-pensioned: not covered by a pension plan.
Related Idioms
No pension plan: a phrase indicating the absence of retirement income.
- He worked his whole life but ended up with no pension plan. (He had no retirement savings or pension.)
Left in the lurch: abandoned without support (can apply to unpensioned retirees).
- After the factory closed, the unpensioned workers were left in the lurch. (They were abandoned without financial help.)