pension
pension Lexical Profile
pension Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A regular payment made during a person's retirement from an investment fund to which that person or their employer has contributed during their working life, or paid by the state to citizens above a certain age or with disabilities.
"After thirty years of teaching, she retired with a comfortable monthly pension."
A small, relatively inexpensive hotel or boarding house in continental Europe that typically offers both lodging and meals to guests.
"During their summer in Florence, the students stayed at a charming family-run pension near the river."
• verb
To grant a regular retirement or disability allowance to someone, or to dismiss someone from employment with such a payment (often used with 'off').
"The company decided to pension off several senior executives as part of its corporate restructuring."
Word Nuance & Usage
When referring to a small European guesthouse or boarding house, the word often retains its French pronunciation (pahn-SYOHN), whereas the financial retirement payment uses the standard English pronunciation (PEN-shuhn).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French 'pension', from Latin 'pensio' meaning 'a payment or rent', derived from 'pendere' ('to weigh out' or 'to pay', from the ancient practice of weighing precious metal coins).