pension
SubstantivVerbSubstantivhäufig in Dialogen
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈpɒ̃sjɒ̃//
- Vereinigte Staaten//ˈpɛnʃən//
- Vereinigte Staaten/[ˈpɛnʃn̩]/
- Vereinigte Staaten//ˈpɪnʃən//
- Vereinigte Staaten/[ˈpɪnʃn̩]/
- Vereinigte Staaten//pɑ̃ˈsjɔ̃//
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.
Substantiv
- 1
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.
- 2
veraltetA wage or fee.
- 3
veraltetA charge or expense of some kind; a tax.
- 4
A sum paid to a clergyman in place of tithes.
- 5
historischA regular allowance paid to support a royal favourite, or as patronage of an artist or scholar.
Herkunft
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.
Verb
- 1
To grant a pension to.
- 2
To force (someone) to retire on a pension.
Substantiv
- 1
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
- 2
veraltetA boarding school in France, Belgium, Switzerland, etc.
Herkunft
From French pension, from Old French pencion, as etymology 1 above. Doublet of pensione.
Formen
- Plural
- pensions
- Präteritum
- pensioned
- Partizip II
- pensioned
- Partizip I
- pensioning
- 3. Person Singular
- pensions
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