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Added 9 October 2026

pension

/ˈpɛnʃən/ noun

In Latin: annuum Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pension at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
Many old people depend on their pension to pay the bills.
A wage or fee.
A charge or expense of some kind; a tax.

verb

To grant a pension to.
To force (someone) to retire on a pension.

noun

A boarding house or small hotel, especially in continental Europe, which typically offers lodging and certain meals and services.
The service provided by such an establishment.
A boarding school in France, Belgium, Switzerland, etc.

Origin

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.

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