pension1 ['p?n?(?)n]
¦ noun a regular payment made by the state to people of or above the official retirement age and to some widows and disabled people.
?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.
?chiefly historical a regular payment made to a royal favourite or to enable an artist or scholar to continue their work.
¦ verb (pension someone off) dismiss someone from employment and pay them a pension.
?(pension something off) discard something that is unwanted or outdated.
Derivatives
pensionability noun
pensionable adjective
pensionless adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr., from L. pensio(n-) 'payment', from pendere 'to pay'.
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pension2 [p?pension'sj?pension]
¦ noun a small hotel or boarding house in France and other European countries.
Origin
from Fr.