noun, verb — 9 senses
US, UK /ˈpɛnʃən/ · US /ˈpɪnʃən/
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.
Business, Finance 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.
Obsolete A wage or fee.
Obsolete A charge or expense of some kind; a tax.
A sum paid to a clergyman in place of tithes.
Historical A regular allowance paid to support a royal favourite, or as patronage of an artist or scholar.
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.
To grant a pension to.
To force (someone) to retire on a pension.
US /pɑ̃ˈsjɔ̃/ · UK /ˈpɒ̃sjɒ̃/
Etymology From French pension, from Old French pencion, as etymology 1 above. Doublet of pensione.
A boarding house or small hotel, especially in continental Europe, which typically offers lodging and certain meals and services.
Obsolete A boarding school in France, Belgium, Switzerland, etc.
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