pen·sion 1 (p n sh n)n. A sum of money paid regularly as a retirement benefit or by way of patronage. tr.v. pen·sioned, pen·sion·ing, pen·sions 1. To grant a pension to. 2. To retire or dismiss with a pension: "Some French farmers suggest that the Government pension off the older and less efficient farmers" (E.J. Dionne, Jr.) [Middle English pensioun, payment, from Old French pension, from Latin p  nsi , pnsin-, from pnsus, past participle of pendere, to weigh, pay; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]pen sion·a·ble adj. |
pen·sion 2 (pä -syô)n. 1. A boarding house or small hotel in Europe: "A pension had somewhat less to offer than a hotel; it was always smaller, and never elegant; it sometimes offered breakfast, and sometimes not" (John Irving). 2. Accommodations or the payment for accommodations, especially at a boarding house or small hotel in Europe. 3. Room and board. [French, from Old French, payment; see pension1.] |
pension 1
Noun
a regular payment made by the state or a former employer to a person who has retired or to a widowed or disabled person
Verb
to grant a pension to [Latin pensio a payment]
pensionable adj
pensioner n
pensioner n
pension 2 [pon-syon]
Noun
(in France and some other countries) a relatively cheap boarding house [French: extended meaning of pension grant]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  pension - a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without workingregular payment - a payment made at regular times old-age pension, retirement benefit, retirement check, retirement fund, retirement pension, superannuation - a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work |
| Verb | 1. | pension - grant a pension to |
pension
Translations
pension [ˈpɛnʃən] n (= allowance, state payment) → pensión f;
(old-age) → jubilación f
pension off vt → jubilar
n pension [ˈpenʃən]
a sum of money paid regularly to a widow, a person who has retired from work, a soldier who has been seriously injured in a war etc He lives on his pension; a retirement pension. pensioen مَعاش، راتِب التَّقاعُد пенсия důchod pension die Pension σύνταξη pensión pension حقوق بازنشستگی؛ مقرری eläke pension, rente קִצבָה पेंशन mirovina,penzija nyugdíj pensiun eftirlaun pensione 年金 연금 pensija pensija duit pencen pensioen pensjon, trygd emerytura, renta pensão pensie пенсия dôchodok, penzia pokojnina penzija pension เงินบำนาญ emekli maaşı 撫恤金，養老金，退休金 пенсія, допомога پنشن، وظيفۂ کبر سني lương hưu 抚恤金，养老金，退休金
n pensioner
a person who receives a pension, especially (old age pensioner) one who receives a retirement pension. pensioenaris مُحال على التَّقاعُد пенсионер důchodce pensionist der/die Rentner(in) συνταξιούχος pensionista pensionär مستمری بگیر eläkeläinen pensionné/-ée פֶּנסיוֹנֵר पेंशनभोगी penzioner,umirovljenik nyugdíjas pensiunan lífeyrisþegi pensionato 年金受給者 연금 수령자 pensininkas pensionārs pesara gepensioneerde pensjonist, trygdet person emeryt, rencista pensionista pensionar пенсионер dôchodca upokojenec penzioner pensionär ผู้รับเงินบำนาญ emekli aylığı alan kimse 領退休金者 пенсіонер پنشن ياب người được hưởng lương hưu 领退休金者
pension off
to allow to retire, or to dismiss, with a pension They pensioned him off when they found a younger man for the job. pensioen gee يُحيل إلى التَّقاعُد пенсионирам (се) penzionovat afskedige med pension pensionieren συνταξιοδοτώ jubilar pensionile saatma بازنشسته کردن siirtää eläkkeelle à la retraite mettre לְהוֹצִיא לְגִמלַאוֹת पेंशन के साथ सेवा मुक्त करना umiroviti nyugdíjaz mempensiunkan setja á eftirlaun mandare in pensione 年金退職する 연금을 주어 퇴직시키다 išleisti į pensiją atlaist no darba pensijā, pensionēt memencenkan met pensioen sturen pensjonere przenieść na emeryturę reformar a scoate la pensie отправить на пенсию penzionovať upokojiti penzionisati ge pension เลิกจ้าง emekli etmek 使某人退休 звільняти на пенсію پنشن کے ساتھ ريٹائر کرنا sa thải ai 使某人退休
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