Pension Definition
pĕnshən
pensions
noun
pensions
A sum of money paid regularly as a retirement benefit or by way of patronage.
American Heritage
A payment, not wages, made regularly to a person (or to his or her family) who has fulfilled certain conditions of service, reached a certain age, etc.
A soldier's pension, an old-age pension.
Webster's New World
A boarding house or small hotel in Europe.
American Heritage
A regular payment, not a fee, given to an artist, etc. by a patron; subsidy.
Webster's New World
In France and other continental countries.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
pensions
To grant a pension to.
Webster's New World
To retire or dismiss with a pension.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- pension off
- superannuate
- Also used with off: retire
idiom
pension off
- to dismiss from service, with a pension
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Pension
- pension off
Origin of Pension
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Middle English pensioun payment from Old French pension from Latin pēnsiō pēnsiōn- from pēnsus past participle of pendere to weigh, pay (s)pen- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Recorded since 1362 from Old French pension (“payment", "rent"), from Latin pensio (“payment", "rent"), from pensus, the past participle of pendere (“to weigh", "to pay")
From Wiktionary
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French from Old French payment pension1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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