pension fundn.

Brit.

/ˈpɛnʃn fʌnd/, U.S.

/ˈpɛnʃ(ə)n ˌfənd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pension n., fund n.¹

Etymology: < pension n. (compare sense 6 at that entry) + fund n.¹

A fund from which pensions are paid.Pension funds are normally accumulated from regular contributions made by individuals (sometimes supplemented by payments from their employers) over the course of their working lives. On retirement, each contributor draws a pension determined by the amount contributed and often the period over which contributions have been made. Pension funds are now usually administered by trustees who seek to invest the sums contributed so as to increase returns to contributors.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun] > set apart for a purpose > for other purposes

alms purse1530

privy purse1565

sinking fund1717

stakea1744

pension fund1757

spare-chest1769

road fund1784

revolving fund1793

community chest1796

provident fund1817

sustentation fund1837

wages-fund1848

slush fund1874

treasury chest fund1877

fall money1883

jackpot1884

provision1895

war chest1901

juice1935

fighting fund1940

structural fund1967

appeal fund1976

1757 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 394/2 The deficiencies of the pension fund will by no means be the last to be made good by parliament.

1817 Times 24 Feb. 2/3 The cause of their being called together was not to charge the administration of the pension fund.

1869 Bradshaw's Railway Man. 21 361 Donation to the pension fund, 18,573l.

1907 G. B. Shaw Major Barbara iii. in John Bull's Other Island 269 Have you gone into the insurance fund, the pension fund, the building society, the various applications of co-operation!?

1973 A. Behrend Samarai Affair iv. 51 ‘Will the Company look after him?’ ‘I suppose so. Their pension fund's all right.’

1997 Daily Tel. 12 Mar. 24/5 The pension funds of the formerly nationalised coal industry are now mature: contributions are negligible and payments are about to exceed investment income.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pension fund
释义	pension fundn. Brit. /ˈpɛnʃn fʌnd/, U.S. /ˈpɛnʃ(ə)n ˌfənd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pension n., fund n.¹ Etymology: < pension n. (compare sense 6 at that entry) + fund n.¹ A fund from which pensions are paid.Pension funds are normally accumulated from regular contributions made by individuals (sometimes supplemented by payments from their employers) over the course of their working lives. On retirement, each contributor draws a pension determined by the amount contributed and often the period over which contributions have been made. Pension funds are now usually administered by trustees who seek to invest the sums contributed so as to increase returns to contributors. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun] > set apart for a purpose > for other purposes alms purse1530 privy purse1565 sinking fund1717 stakea1744 pension fund1757 spare-chest1769 road fund1784 revolving fund1793 community chest1796 provident fund1817 sustentation fund1837 wages-fund1848 slush fund1874 treasury chest fund1877 fall money1883 jackpot1884 provision1895 war chest1901 juice1935 fighting fund1940 structural fund1967 appeal fund1976 1757 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 394/2 The deficiencies of the pension fund will by no means be the last to be made good by parliament. 1817 Times 24 Feb. 2/3 The cause of their being called together was not to charge the administration of the pension fund. 1869 Bradshaw's Railway Man. 21 361 Donation to the pension fund, 18,573l. 1907 G. B. Shaw Major Barbara iii. in John Bull's Other Island 269 Have you gone into the insurance fund, the pension fund, the building society, the various applications of co-operation!? 1973 A. Behrend Samarai Affair iv. 51 ‘Will the Company look after him?’ ‘I suppose so. Their pension fund's all right.’ 1997 Daily Tel. 12 Mar. 24/5 The pension funds of the formerly nationalised coal industry are now mature: contributions are negligible and payments are about to exceed investment income. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1757
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