pension

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pension[1,noun] pension[2,transitive verb]

Main Entry: ¹pen·sion
Pronunciation: 'pen(t)-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin pension-, pensio, from pendere to pay -- more at PENDANT
1 /'pen(t)-sh&n/ : a fixed sum paid regularly to a person: a archaic : WAGE b : a gratuity granted (as by a government) as a favor or reward c : one paid under given conditions to a person following retirement from service or to surviving dependents
2 /päⁿs-'yOⁿ/ [French, from Middle French] a : accommodations especially at a continental European hotel or boardinghouse : ROOM AND BOARD b also pen·sio·ne /pen(t)-'syO-(")nA/ [pensione, from Italian] : a hotel or boardinghouse especially in continental Europe
- pen·sion·less /'pen(t)-sh&n-l&s/ adjective