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pen·sion 1
(pĕn′shən)n.
A sum of money paid regularly as a retirement benefit or by way of patronage.
tr.v. pen·sioned, pen·sion·ing, pen·sions
1. To grant a pension to.
2. To retire or dismiss with a pension: "Some French farmers suggest that the Government pension off the older and less efficient farmers" (E.J. Dionne, Jr.).
[Middle English pensioun, payment, from Old French pension, from Latin pēnsiō, pēnsiōn-, from pēnsus, past participle of pendere, to weigh, pay; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]
pen′sion·a·ble adj.
pen·sion 2
(päN-syôN′)n.
1. A boarding house or small hotel in Europe: "A pension had somewhat less to offer than a hotel; it was always smaller, and never elegant; it sometimes offered breakfast, and sometimes not" (John Irving).
2. Accommodations or the payment for accommodations, especially at a boarding house or small hotel in Europe.
3. Room and board.
[French, from Old French, payment; see pension1.]
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pension
(ˈpɛnʃən)n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a regular payment made by the state to people over a certain age to enable them to subsist without having to work
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a regular payment made by an employer to former employees after they retire
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a regular payment made to a retired person as the result of his or her contributions to a personal pension scheme
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) 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.
vb
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to grant a pension to
[C14: via Old French from Latin pēnsiō a payment, from pendere to pay]
ˈpensionable adj
ˈpensionless adj
pension
(pɑ̃sjɔ̃)(in France and some other countries) n
1. (Commerce) a relatively cheap boarding house
2. (Commerce) another name for full board
[C17: French; extended meaning of pension grant; see pension1]
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pen•sion
(ˈpɛn ʃən; Fr. pɑ̃ˈsyɔ̃ for 3 )n., pl. -sions (-ʃənz; Fr. -ˈsyɔ̃ for 3 )
v. n.
1. a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents for past services, injury or loss sustained, etc.
2. an allowance, annuity, or subsidy.
3. (in Europe)
v.t. a. a boardinghouse or small hotel.
b. room and board.
4. to grant or pay a pension to.
5. to cause to retire on a pension (usu. fol. by off).
[1325–75; Middle English (< Old French) < Latin pēnsiō weighing out, payment, derivative (with -tiō -tion) of pendere to weigh out, pay by weight; (definition 3) < French]
pen′sion•a•ble, adj.
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pension
Past participle: pensioned
Gerund: pensioning
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pension
A French word meaning grant, used in Europe to mean a relatively cheap boarding house.
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| Noun | 1. |  pension - a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without workingregular payment - a payment made at regular times old-age pension, retirement benefit, retirement check, retirement fund, retirement pension, superannuation - a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work |
| Verb | 1. | pension - grant a pension to |
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pension
noun allowance, benefit, welfare, annuity, superannuation struggling by on a widow's pension
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pension
verbTo remove from active service.Also used with off:
Idiom: put out to pasture.
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Translations
مَعَاشٌمَعاش، راتِب التَّقاعُد
důchodpenze
pension
eläke
mirovinapansion
nyugdíjpanzió
eftirlaun
年金
연금
išleisti į pensijąpensijapensininkas
pensija
penzia
pokojnina
pension
บำนาญ
lương hưu
pension
1 [ˈpenʃən]A. N → pensión f
to claim/draw one's or a pension → solicitar/estar cobrando una pensión
to retire on a pension → jubilarse
to retire on full pension → retirarse con toda la jubilación
company pension → plan m de pensiones de la empresa
disability/invalidity pension → pensión f de invalidez
old age pension → (pensión f de) jubilación f, retiro m
personal or private pension → plan m de pensiones personal
retirement pension → retiro m, (pensión f de) jubilación f
state pension → pensión f estatal
war pension → pensión f de guerra
widow's pension → pensión f de viudedad
to claim/draw one's or a pension → solicitar/estar cobrando una pensión
to retire on a pension → jubilarse
to retire on full pension → retirarse con toda la jubilación
company pension → plan m de pensiones de la empresa
disability/invalidity pension → pensión f de invalidez
old age pension → (pensión f de) jubilación f, retiro m
personal or private pension → plan m de pensiones personal
retirement pension → retiro m, (pensión f de) jubilación f
state pension → pensión f estatal
war pension → pensión f de guerra
widow's pension → pensión f de viudedad
C. CPD pension benefits NPL → pensión f dinero que se cobra de la misma
pension book N → libreta f de pensión
pension contributions NPL → aportaciones mpl a la pensión
pension fund N → fondo m de pensiones
pension plan, pension scheme N → plan m de pensiones
pension rights NPL → derechos mpl de pensión
pension book N → libreta f de pensión
pension contributions NPL → aportaciones mpl a la pensión
pension fund N → fondo m de pensiones
pension plan, pension scheme N → plan m de pensiones
pension rights NPL → derechos mpl de pensión
pension off VT + ADV (lit) → jubilar
isn't it time you pensioned off that car of yours? → ¿no va siendo hora de que jubiles ese coche?
isn't it time you pensioned off that car of yours? → ¿no va siendo hora de que jubiles ese coche?
pension
2 [ˈpɔ̃sjɔ̃] N (= hotel) → pensión fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pension
[ˈpɛnʃən] modif [system] → de retraite; [contributions] → à la retraite; [entitlement] → à la retraite pension provision, pension provider, pension benefits
pension off
vt sep [+ employee] → mettre à la retraiteCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
pension
n → Rente f; (for civil servants also) → Pension f, → Ruhegehalt nt (form); company pension → betriebliche Altersversorgung; to be entitled to a pension → Anspruch auf eine Rente etc haben, rentenberechtigt/pensionsberechtigt sein; to be living on a pension → von der Rente etc leben; to get a pension → eine Rente etc beziehen
pension
:pension fund
n → Rentenfonds m
pension plan
n → Altersversorgungsplan m
pension rights
pl → Rentenanspruch m
pension scheme
n → Rentenversicherung f
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pension
(ˈpenʃən) noun a sum of money paid regularly to a widow, a person who has retired from work, a soldier who has been seriously injured in a war etc. He lives on his pension; a retirement pension.
ˈpensioner noun a person who receives a pension, especially (old age pensioner) one who receives a retirement pension.
pension off to allow to retire, or to dismiss, with a pension. They pensioned him off when they found a younger man for the job.
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pension
→ مَعَاشٌ důchod pension Rente σύνταξη pensión eläke retraite mirovina pensione 年金 연금 pensioen pensjon emerytura aposentadoria, reforma пенсия pension บำนาญ emekli maaşı lương hưu 退休金Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009