pensionable (redirected from pensionability)

pen·sion ¹  (pnshn)

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.)

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[Middle English pensioun, payment, from Old French pension, from Latin pnsi, pnsin-, from pnsus, past participle of pendere, to weigh, pay; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

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pension·a·ble adj.

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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.

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[French, from Old French, payment; see pension¹.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

pensionable - entitled to receive a pension; "a pensionable employee" eligible - qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen; "eligible to run for office"; "eligible for retirement benefits"; "an eligible bachelor"

Translations

pensionable [ˈpɛnʃnəbl] adj → qui a droit à une retraite

pensionable [ˈpɛnʃnəbl] pension adj [age] → Pensions-; [job] → mit Pensionsberechtigung

pensionable [ˈpɛnʃənəbl] adj [person] → che ha diritto a una pensione, pensionabile; [age] → pensionabile