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pensionee

pensionee noun: a person to whom a pension is paid; a pensioner.

Noun

pensionee (plural pensionees)

  1. A person to whom a pension is paid; a pensioner.
    • The rights of pensionees are contractual.1935, George Gleason Bogert, The Law of Trusts and Trustees, page 112
    • The number of annuity units to be paid out to a pensionee each month is determined actuarially on retirement and remains the same as long as he lives.1960, William J. Casey, How to Invest Pension and Profit-sharing Funds, pages 11–379

Forms of pensionee

pluralpensionees

Origin of pensionee

From pension + -ee.

Questions about pensionee

What does pensionee mean?
Pensionee means a person to whom a pension is paid; a pensioner.
What part of speech is pensionee?
Pensionee is a noun.
What is the plural of pensionee?
The plural of pensionee is pensionees.

Words near pensionee in the dictionary

  1. pensionaries
  2. pensionary
  3. pensione
  4. pensioned
  5. pensioned off
  6. pensionee
  7. pensioneering
  8. pensionees
  9. pensioner
  10. pensioners
  11. pensionership

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