pensionable

English

Etymology

From pension +‎ -able.

Adjective

pensionable (not comparable)

1. Eligible to receive a pension.
   • 2011, Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, Jonathan Cape, page 15:

     He could not sack me before I was pensionable, for fear of labour courts.

Derived terms

• nonpensionable
• pensionably
• unpensionable

Translations

able to receive a pension

• Italian: pensionabile (it)
• Spanish: pensionista, pensionable

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pensjoˈnable/ [pẽn.sjoˈna.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: pen‧sio‧na‧ble

Adjective

pensionable m or f (masculine and feminine plural pensionables)

1. pensionable