retirement pension

Post-career income stream

A retirement pension is regular income paid to someone who has stopped working due to age.

The term emphasizes the source: payments from an employer, government program, or pension fund rather than personal savings.

She lives comfortably on her retirement pension.

Often shortened to just pension in context.

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life stage/employment status

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First pay at new job

first paycheck

income type

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Fixed periodic employment payment

wages · earned income · paycheck · hourly pay · active income

Family

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