About 40,000 people may be stripped of their pensions because their employers have gone into administration.
be stripped of your position/role/responsibilities »She was stripped of her role as senior manager for the Human Resources Office.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
strip — strip1 [strıp] v past tense and past participle stripped present participle stripping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(take off clothes)¦ 2¦(remove)¦ 3¦(engines/equipment)¦ 4¦(building/ship etc)¦ 5¦(damage)¦ Phrasal verbs strip something<=>away strip somebod … Dictionary of contemporary English
strip — 1 verb stripped, stripping 1 TAKE OFF CLOTHES also strip off (I, T) to take off your clothes or take off someone else s clothes: Jack stripped off and jumped into the shower. | strip sb: The police stripped us all, looking for drugs. | stripped… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
strip — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 long, narrow piece ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ narrow, thin, tiny ▪ thick, wide ▪ Cut the meat into th … Collocations dictionary
strip sth down — Ⅰ. UK US strip (sth) down Phrasal Verb with strip({{}}/strɪp/ verb [T] ( pp ) ► to remove the unnecessary parts of a system or process in order to make it more simple or efficient: »Pensions can be made simple by stripping them down to the basic… … Financial and business terms
strip sb/sth of sth — UK US strip sb/sth of sth Phrasal Verb with strip({{}}/strɪp/ verb [T] ( pp ) ► to take something away from someone, sometimes in a way that seems unfair or dishonest: be stripped of sth »About 40,000 people may be stripped of their pensions… … Financial and business terms
strip sth of sth — UK US strip sb/sth of sth Phrasal Verb with strip({{}}/strɪp/ verb [T] ( pp ) ► to take something away from someone, sometimes in a way that seems unfair or dishonest: be stripped of sth »About 40,000 people may be stripped of their pensions… … Financial and business terms
strip sth from sb/sth — UK US strip sth from sb/sth Phrasal Verb with strip({{}}/strɪp/ verb [T] ( pp ) ► to take something away from someone or something, especially something that is considered to be important: »The Commons vote tonight is to reinstate proposals… … Financial and business terms
strip sth from sth — UK US strip sth from sb/sth Phrasal Verb with strip({{}}/strɪp/ verb [T] ( pp ) ► to take something away from someone or something, especially something that is considered to be important: »The Commons vote tonight is to reinstate proposals… … Financial and business terms
strip sth off sth — UK US strip sth off (sth) Phrasal Verb with strip({{}}/strɪp/ verb [T] ( pp ) ► to get rid of unnecessary costs or payments: »She succeeded in making the company a top performer by stripping off unprofitable assets … Financial and business terms
strip down — Ⅰ. UK US strip (sth) down Phrasal Verb with strip({{}}/strɪp/ verb [T] ( pp ) ► to remove the unnecessary parts of a system or process in order to make it more simple or efficient: »Pensions can be made simple by stripping them down to the basic… … Financial and business terms
