pension off

• Verbe à particule signifiant mettre quelqu'un à la retraite de force, souvent avec une pension, généralement parce qu'on le juge trop âgé ou plus utile.

A phrasal verb meaning to force someone to retire from work, often with a pension, especially because they are considered too old or no longer useful.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Retire with a pensionformalbritish

   To make someone retire from work and start receiving a pension.

   Mettre à la retraite

   • The company decided to pension off several senior employees.
   • He was pensioned off after 40 years of service.
   • They pensioned off the old machinery and bought new equipment.

   Synonymesretiresuperannuate

2. Discard or replaceinformalbritish

   To stop using something old or outdated and replace it with something new.

   mettre au rebut

   • It's time to pension off this old computer and get a new one.
   • The museum pensioned off its outdated exhibits.
   • They pensioned off the old uniforms and introduced a new design.

   Synonymesdecommissiondiscardphase outreplaceretirescrap

   Antonymeskeeppreserveretain

Verbe de basepension