pension (redirected from pensioning off)

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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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

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pension ² [pon-syon]

Noun

(in France and some other countries) a relatively cheap boarding house [French: extended meaning of pension grant]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pension - a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working regular 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 off award, grant - give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

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pension

noun allowance, benefit, welfare, annuity, superannuation

Translations

pension [ˈpɛnʃən] n (= allowance, state payment) → pensión f;

(old-age) → jubilación f

pension off vt → jubilar

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pension [ˈpɛnʃən] n (from company) → retraite f;

(Mil) → pension f

pension off vt → mettre à la retraite

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pension [ˈpɛnʃən] n → Rente f

pension off pension vt → (vorzeitig) pensionieren

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pension [ˈpɛnʃən] n → pensione f

pension off vt → mandare in pensione