English Explanatory Dictionary

pension

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes.
  2. A wage or fee.
  3. A charge or expense of some kind; a tax.
  4. A sum paid to a clergyman in place of tithes.
  5. A regular allowance paid to support a royal favourite, or as patronage of an artist or scholar.
verb
  1. To grant a pension to.
  2. To force (someone) to retire on a pension.
noun
  1. A boarding house or small hotel, especially in continental Europe, which typically offers lodging and certain meals and services.
  2. A boarding school in France, Belgium, Switzerland, etc.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɛnʃən/ /ˈpɛnʃn̩/ pĕn'shn En-us-pension.ogg /pɑ̃ˈsjɔ̃/ /pɑnˈsjoʊn/ /ˈpɒ̃sjɒ̃/

Word forms

pension pensions pensioning pensioned

Etymology

From Middle English pencioun, pensioun, from Anglo-Norman pencione, Old French pencion, and their source, Latin pēnsiō (“payment, weight, rent, compensation”), from the participle stem of pendō (“to weigh”). Doublet of pensione.

Synonyms

rent superannuation pension off hotel hostel bed and breakfast lodging place

Derived words

full pension old age pension outpension pensionary pension book pensionee pensioneering pensioner pension fund pension house pensionless pension plan preserved pension top-hat pension pensionable
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