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pension
[ pen-shuhn; French pahn-syawn ]
noun
- a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc.:
a retirement pension.
- an allowance, annuity, or subsidy.
- (in France and elsewhere in continental Europe)
- a boardinghouse or small hotel.
- room and board.
verb (used with object)
- to grant or pay a pension to.
- to cause to retire on a pension (usually followed by off ).
pension
1/ ˈɛʃə /
noun
- a regular payment made by the state to people over a certain age to enable them to subsist without having to work
- a regular payment made by an employer to former employees after they retire
- a regular payment made to a retired person as the result of his or her contributions to a personal pension scheme
- any regular payment made on charitable grounds, by way of patronage, or in recognition of merit, service, etc
a pension paid to a disabled soldier
verb
- tr to grant a pension to
pension
2/ ɑ̃ɔ̃ /
noun
- a relatively cheap boarding house
- another name for full board
pension
- Payments made to a retired person either by the government or by a former employer.
Derived Forms
- ˈԲDzԲ, adjective
- ˈԲDzԱ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- sDz·· adjective
- sDz·· adverb
- sDz· adjective
- non·sDz·· adjective
- un·sDz·· adjective
- ܲ·sDzԱ adjective
- ܲ·sDz·Բ adjective
- ɱ-sDzԱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pension1
Origin of pension2
Example Sentences
On Wednesday, workers had joined a weekly protest staged by pensioners who have seen their pension funds slashed.
When share prices drop, they reduce the value of products such as ISAs and pension funds.
At the same time, following World War II, employers began to expand retirement benefits for their full-time employees, providing them with defined-benefit pensions and other important benefits for old age.
Many people are affected by stock market falls - even if they don't invest in shares directly - because of the knock-on effect on pensions, jobs and interest rates.
If you're far away from retirement age, then sit tight because pensions are a long-term investment.
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