B2 Vocaabularies / Ageing

responsibility

the duty to take care of someone or something

ancestors

people related to you who lived a long time ago

provider

someone who brings money and resources to a family

contribute

help by providing money and support

devote

use time, energy, etc, for a particular purpose

indicate

show, point or make clear in another way

asset

something valuable that is owned by a person, a business or an organization

dependent

a person who is financiaally supported by another person

ensure

to make something certain to happen

generation

all of the people of about the same age within a society or within a particular family

pension

a sum of money paid regularly to a person who has stopped working because of old age

property

land and buildings owned by someone

permit

to allow something; to make something possible

retirement

the point at which someone stops working, usually because of having reached a particular age