pension obligations

collocation in English

meaningsofpensionandobligation

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pension
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpen.ʃən/us
/ˈpen.ʃən/
an amount of money paid regularly by the government or a private company to a person who does not work any more because they are too old or have ...
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obligation
noun
uk
/ˌɒb.lɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɑː.bləˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
the fact that you are obliged to ...
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(Definition ofpensionandobligationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I do not want to tie their hands, but existing pension obligations will be honoured.
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It will be in the same legal position on rights and obligations, and we feel that the pension obligations should be included in that.
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However, among other financial provisions, the board were to be given cash to help meet their pension obligations.
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Pension obligations are rising at twice the rate of inflation.
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Stocks are used to achieve higher expected returns, and, therefore, meet thepensionobligationin the future, while helping to lower expected pension costs.
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Intuitively, a firm with large pension obligations and relatively low levels of funding will opt out of a market even when production is efficient.
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In this sense, the government has not accomplished one of the main objectives of funding - to reduce its future pension obligations.
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Thus, the accrual of new pension obligations from current labor services (the service cost) is the only piece of pension cost treated as a core expense.
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The authors cite the government's large size as one rationale, though in most developed countries the total size of government relative to public pension obligations is modest.
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Many private pensions are insufficiently funded, exposing workers to the risk of a loss should their employer cease operations and not be available to meet pension obligations.
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The feedback model proposed in this paper implies that financial markets respond more to the timing of contributions than to changes in the level of pension obligations.
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For example, an unforeseen increase in pension obligations would leave it illiquid and unable to meet its day-to-day obligations.
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I have already given a clear assurance that existing pension obligations will be fully honoured.
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The legislation will contain provisions to safeguard existing pension obligations.
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The company must have a proper actuarial-based fund to finance its pension obligations.
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First, it can possibly seek to put the burden on rail fares and to say that the railway passenger can meet its historic pension obligations.
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Fire authorities are statutorily obliged to meet pension obligations for fire fighters from their revenue budgets.
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It is understood that the board cannot finance all its pension obligations from revenue.
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