pension
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- Royaume-Uni//ˈpɒ̃sjɒ̃//
- États-Unis//ˈpɛnʃən//
- États-Unis/[ˈpɛnʃn̩]/
- États-Unis//ˈpɪnʃən//
- États-Unis/[ˈpɪnʃn̩]/
- États-Unis//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.
nom
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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.
- 2
obsolèteA wage or fee.
- 3
obsolèteA charge or expense of some kind; a tax.
- 4
A sum paid to a clergyman in place of tithes.
- 5
historiqueA regular allowance paid to support a royal favourite, or as patronage of an artist or scholar.
Étymologie
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.
verbe
- 1
To grant a pension to.
- 2
To force (someone) to retire on a pension.
nom
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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
obsolèteA boarding school in France, Belgium, Switzerland, etc.
Étymologie
From French pension, from Old French pencion, as etymology 1 above. Doublet of pensione.
Formes
- pluriel
- pensions
- passé
- pensioned
- participe passé
- pensioned
- participe présent
- pensioning
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- pensions
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