Comparative law notes
In the US, the phrase "having a pension" actually means having a CLAIM to a pension.
There are multiple definitions - click on the translation that matches your context.
- Pensionsanspruch
- Altersversorgung
- Rente
pension means:
Pensionsanspruch
Substantiv
full
pension
noun
Definitions of pension
money paid regularly by the government or a private company to a person who has retired from work (=no longer working because they are too old or too ill) or to a surviving relative of a person who has died and who had the right to assign their pension to another person
Widows who remarry or move in with a new partner would lose their military pensions.