pensioned-offadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɛnʃ(ə)ndˈɒf/, U.S.

/ˌpɛnʃ(ə)nˈdɔf/,

/ˌpɛnʃ(ə)nˈdɑf/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pensioned adj., off adv.

Etymology: < pensioned adj. + off adv., after to pension off at pension v. 2.

Retired or dismissed with a pension; (more generally) dismissed as too old, superannuated; retired.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > lack of work > [adjective] > relating to retirement > retired > on a pension

superannuated1703

pensioned-off1841

pensioned1897

1841 Monthly Mag. Aug. 151 I had many a jovial moment in the company of Jacob Nettle, the pensioned off Irish barrister.

1867 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 11 Jan. 116/1 The payments to pensioned-off miners, miners' widows and orphans, were very low indeed.

1880 Judy 8 Sept. 110/1 A pensioned-off porter is..engaged to hang about and, in case of accidents, explain that the front of the building bears some distant reference to the remainder.

1915 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 19 Mar. 18/3 Nor would they be content to be regarded as mere pensioned-off appendages of a baser social state.

1965 D. Francis Odds Against xi. 154 I..asked him to lend me his hack, a pensioned-off old steeplechaser.

2003 Sunday Times (Nexis) 29 June 17 The first American viceroy was a pensioned-off general who clearly could not cope.

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

单词	pensioned-off
释义	pensioned-offadj. Brit. /ˌpɛnʃ(ə)ndˈɒf/, U.S. /ˌpɛnʃ(ə)nˈdɔf/, /ˌpɛnʃ(ə)nˈdɑf/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pensioned adj., off adv. Etymology: < pensioned adj. + off adv., after to pension off at pension v. 2. Retired or dismissed with a pension; (more generally) dismissed as too old, superannuated; retired. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > lack of work > [adjective] > relating to retirement > retired > on a pension superannuated1703 pensioned-off1841 pensioned1897 1841 Monthly Mag. Aug. 151 I had many a jovial moment in the company of Jacob Nettle, the pensioned off Irish barrister. 1867 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 11 Jan. 116/1 The payments to pensioned-off miners, miners' widows and orphans, were very low indeed. 1880 Judy 8 Sept. 110/1 A pensioned-off porter is..engaged to hang about and, in case of accidents, explain that the front of the building bears some distant reference to the remainder. 1915 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 19 Mar. 18/3 Nor would they be content to be regarded as mere pensioned-off appendages of a baser social state. 1965 D. Francis Odds Against xi. 154 I..asked him to lend me his hack, a pensioned-off old steeplechaser. 2003 Sunday Times (Nexis) 29 June 17 The first American viceroy was a pensioned-off general who clearly could not cope. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1841
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