Main Entry: ¹pen·sion

Pronunciation: \ˈpen(t)-shən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin pension-, pensio, from pendere to pay — more at pendant

Date: 14th century

1\ˈpen(t)-shən\ : 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-ˈyōⁿ\ [French, from Middle French] a : accommodations especially at a continental European hotel or boardinghouse : room and board balso pen·sio·ne \pen(t)-ˈsyō-(ˌ)nā\ [pensione, from Italian] : a hotel or boardinghouse especially in continental Europe

— pen·sion·less \ˈpen(t)-shən-ləs\ adjective