pension1
/
ˈpɛnʃ(ə)n/
n.
a regular payment made by the state to people of or above the official retirement age and to some widows and disabled people.
▸a regular payment made during a person's retirement from an investment fund to which that person or their employer has contributed during their working life.
▸chiefly historical a regular payment made to a royal favourite or to enable an artist or scholar to continue their work.
v.
(
pension someone off)
dismiss someone from employment and pay them a pension.
▸
(pension something off)
discard something that is unwanted or outdated.
Derivative
- pensionability n.
- pensionable adj.
- pensionless adj.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., from L. pensio(n-) ‘payment’, from pendere ‘to pay’.
pension2
/
pɒ̃ˈsjɒ̃/
n.
a small hotel or boarding house in France and other European countries.
Etymology
from Fr.