pension

CEFRB1

/ˈpɛnʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Regular money paid after someone stops working.

  2. 02

    noun

    A small hotel or boarding house, especially in some countries.

Examples

  • It's hard for him to live on his small pension.

  • The company gave him a large enough pension to live on.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /pɑ̃ˈsjɔ̃/
  • /pɑnˈsjoʊn/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A charge or expense of some kind; a tax.

  2. A wage or fee.

  3. 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.

More examples

In context

  • You will be entitled to your pension when you reach 65.

  • Many old people depend on their pension to pay the bills.

  • A pension had somewhat less to offer than a hotel; it was always smaller, and never elegant; it sometimes offered breakfast, and sometimes not

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.