pension
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pension¹
- /ˈpɛnʃən/ US, UK
- [ˈpɛnʃn̩] US, UK
- /ˈpɪnʃən/ US, pin pen merger
- [ˈpɪnʃn̩] US, pin pen merger
- /ˈpenʃən/ Australia
- [ˈpenʃn̩] ~ [ˈpe̞nʃn̩] Australia
- /ˈpenʃən/ New Zealand
- [ˈpe̝nʃn̩] ~ [ˈpɪnʃn̩] New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɛnʃən
Where it comes from
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.
noun pensions
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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.
Many old people depend on their pension to pay the bills.
Similar: superannuation
- A wage or fee.
-
A charge or expense of some kind; a tax.
Similar: rent
- A sum paid to a clergyman in place of tithes.
- A regular allowance paid to support a royal favourite, or as patronage of an artist or scholar.
verb pensions · pensioning · pensioned
- To grant a pension to.
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To force (someone) to retire on a pension.
Similar: pension off
pension²
- /pɑ̃ˈsjɔ̃/ US
- /pɑnˈsjoʊn/ US
- /ˈpɒ̃sjɒ̃/ UK
Rhymes with -əʊn
Where it comes from
From French pension, from Old French pencion, as etymology 1 above. Doublet of pensione.
noun pensions
- A boarding house or small hotel, especially in continental Europe, which typically offers lodging and certain meals and services. A pension had somewhat less to offer than a hotel; it was always smaller, and never elegant; it sometimes offered breakfast, and sometimes not
- A boarding school in France, Belgium, Switzerland, etc.
Similar: hotel, hostel, bed and breakfast, lodging place
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pension off, retirement benefit, retirement check, retirement fund, superannuation, rrsp, annuity, insurance, income, pensionable, pensioner, fund, employer, rent, payment, committee
noun
Similar: hotel, hostel, bed and breakfast, lodging place
Translations
Every language
noun regular payment due to a person in consideration of past services
| Español | pensión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 연금 yeon'geum |
| 日本語 | 年金 nenkin |
| 中文 | 養老金 /养老金 yǎnglǎojīn, 退休金 tuìxiūjīn, 年金 niánjīn |
| हिन्दी | पेंशन penśan |
| Português | pensão, aposentadoria |
| Français | pension, retraite |
| Deutsch | Pension, Rente |
| Italiano | pensione, assegno |
| Ελληνικά | σύνταξη sýntaxi |
| Română | pensie |
| Русский | пе́нсия pénsija, посо́бие posóbije |
| Tiếng Việt | hưu bổng, lương hưu |
| العربية | مَعَاش maʕāš |
| עברית | פֶּנְסִיָּה pénsya |
noun stated regular allowance by way of patronage or subsidy
| 中文 | 撫恤金 /抚恤金 fǔxùjīn |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | अनुवृत्ति anuvŕtti |
| Ελληνικά | επίδομα epídoma, επιχορήγηση epichorígisi, επιδότηση epidótisi |
| Русский | посо́бие posóbije, по́мощь pómoščʹ |
verb to grant a pension
| Español | pensionar |
|---|---|
| Português | pensionar |
| Français | pensioner, pensionner |
| Ελληνικά | συνταξιοδοτώ syntaxiodotó |
verb to force to retire
| Português | aposentar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | pensionieren, in den Ruhestand versetzen |
| Italiano | pensionare |
| Ελληνικά | συνταξιοδοτώ syntaxiodotó |
| עברית | גמלה gimlah |
noun boarding house
| Español | pensión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 펜션 pensyeon, 하숙집 hasukjip |
| 日本語 | ペンション penshon, 寄宿舎 kishukusha, 下宿屋 geshakuya |
| 中文 | 招待所 zhāodàisuǒ, 膳宿公寓 shànsù gōngyù |
| Português | pensão |
| Français | pension |
| Deutsch | Pension |
| Italiano | pensione |
| Ελληνικά | πανσιόν pansión, οικοτροφείο oikotrofeío |
| Русский | пансиона́т pansionát, пансио́н pansión |
| العربية | بَنْسِيُون bansiyūn |
Talk about this word "pension." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pension. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pension. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pension "pension." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pension.Cite this
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title = {pension},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pension},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
