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retirement pension

 
 
noun [C] HR, FINANCE

Definition

a pension paid to someone when they stop working: The average level of retirement pensions is low compared with average earnings. Angus is a member of the company's pension plan, which pays him a retirement pension based on his final salary.
(Definition of retirement pension noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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