Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense pensions, present participle pensioning, past tense, past participle pensioned
countable noun
Someone who has a pension receives a regular sum of money from the state or from a former employer because they have retired or becausethey are widowed or have a disability.
...struggling by on a pension.
...a company pension scheme.
Synonyms: allowance, benefit, welfare, annuity More Synonyms of pension
Phrasal verbs:
See pension off
pension in British English1
(ˈpɛnʃən)
noun
1.
a regular payment made by the state to people over a certain age to enable them to subsist without having to work
2.
a regular payment made by an employer to former employees after they retire
3.
a regular payment made to a retired person as the result of his or her contributions to a personal pension scheme
4.
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
verb
5. (transitive)
to grant a pension to
Derived forms
pensionable (ˈpensionable)
adjective
pensionless (ˈpensionless)
adjective
Word origin
C14: via Old French from Latin pēnsiō a payment, from pendere to pay
pension in British English2
French (pɑ̃sjɔ̃)
noun(in France and some other countries)
1.
a relatively cheap boarding house
2. another name for full board
Word origin
C17: French; extended meaning of pension grant; see pension1
pension in American English
(ˈpenʃən, for 3 French pɑ̃ːˈsjɔ̃) (nounplural -sions (-ʃənz, for 3 French -ˈsjɔ̃))
noun
1.
a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc
a retirement pension
2.
an allowance, annuity, or subsidy
3. (in France and elsewhere in continental Europe)
a.
a boardinghouse or small hotel
b.
room and board
transitive verb
4.
to grant or pay a pension to
5. (usually fol. by off)
to cause to retire on a pension
Derived forms
pensionable
adjective
pensionably
adverb
pensionless
adjective
Word origin
[1325–75; ME (‹ OF pensïon) ‹ L pēnsiōn- (s. of pēnsiō) a weighing out, hence, a paying out, installment paying, equiv. to pēns(us) (ptp. of pendere to weigh out, pay by weight, equiv. to pend- v. s. + -tus ptp. suffix, with dt ˃ s) + -iōn--ion]
Examples of 'pension' in a sentence
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His companion chuckled, `I'm not here about the pension, silly...' His fastidious tone made Arthur feel grubby.
Nicola Barker BEHINDLINGS (2002)
Gwen has a decent pension from both her husbands; Eileen has never married.
Gee, Maggie LOST CHILDREN (2002)
And Jimmy had to go the twenty-year distance on the force to get his pension.
Caroline Upcher, With James LaGarenne and Nanci LaGarenne WITHIN A WHISPER (2002)
In other languages
pension
British English: pension /ˈpɛnʃən/ NOUN
A pension is a sum of money which a retired, widowed, or disabled person regularly receives from the state or from a former employer.
...struggling by on a pension.
American English: pension
Arabic: مَعَاشٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: aposentadoria
Chinese: 退休金
Croatian: mirovina
Czech: důchod
Danish: pension
Dutch: pensioen
European Spanish: pensión paga
Finnish: eläke
French: retraite
German: Rente
Greek: σύνταξη
Italian: pensione
Japanese: 年金
Korean: 연금 은퇴 후 연금
Norwegian: pensjon
Polish: emerytura
European Portuguese: reforma
Romanian: pensie
Russian: пенсия
Latin American Spanish: pensión jubilación
Swedish: pension
Thai: บำนาญ
Turkish: emekli maaşı
Ukrainian: пенсія
Vietnamese: lương hưu
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All related terms of 'pension'
en pension
in lodgings with all meals provided
pension off
If someone is pensioned off , they are made to retire from work and are given a pension.
demi-pension
the daily provision by a hotel of bed, breakfast , and one main meal
pension book
In Britain, a pension book is a small book which is given to pensioners by the government. Each week, one page can be exchanged for money at a Post Office.
pension fund
a fund of money that is used to pay people's pensions
pension plan
A pension plan is an arrangement to receive a pension from an organization such as an insurance company or a former employer in return for making regular payments to them over a number of years.
company pension
a pension scheme run by a company for its employees
pension scheme
A pension scheme is the same as a → pension plan .
widow's pension
a state benefit paid to a widow
disability pension
a pension paid to people who are unable to continue to work because of a disability
draw a pension
If you draw a pension , you receive money from an insurer or the state because you have reached a particular age .
graduated pension
the money that an employee receives after retirement if they have paid into the graduated pension scheme
pay a pension
If a company or government pays a pension to someone, it provides them with money because they have reached a certain age .
pension benefits
the benefits that are paid to a person in accordance with his or her pension scheme
pension mortgage
an arrangement whereby a person takes out a mortgage and pays the capital repayment instalments into a pension fund and the interest to the mortgagee . The loan is repaid out of the tax-free lump sum proceeds of the pension plan on the borrower's retirement
pension provider
the company or organization that makes provision for a person's pension
pension provision
the provision of a pension by the state or an employer
personal pension
a private pension scheme in which an individual contributes part of his or her salary to a financial institution , which invests it so that a lump sum is available on retirement ; this is then used to purchase an annuity
retirement pension
a pension given to a person who has retired from regular employment , whether paid by the state, arising from the person's former employment, or the product of investment in a personal or stakeholder pension scheme
disablement pension
a pension paid to people who are unable to continue to work because of a disability
occupational pension
a pension scheme provided for the members of a particular occupation or by a specific employer or group of employers
old age pension
An old age pension is a regular amount of money that people receive from the government when they have retired from work.
stakeholder pension
In Britain, a stakeholder pension is a flexible pension scheme with low charges. Both employees and the state contribute to the scheme, which is optional , and is in addition to the basic state pension.
personal pension plan
a private pension scheme in which an individual contributes part of his or her salary to a financial institution , which invests it so that a lump sum is available on retirement ; this is then used to purchase an annuity
graduated pension scheme
(between 1961 and 1975) an earnings-related pension scheme which was based on the amount of an employee's National Insurance contributions
Chinese translation of 'pension'
pension
(ˈpɛnʃən)
n(c)
(from state) 养(養)老金 (yǎnglǎojīn) (份, fèn)
(from employer) 退休金 (tuìxiūjīn) (份, fèn)
(noun)
Definition
a regular payment made by the state or a former employer to a person who has retired or to a widowed or disabled person
struggling by on a widow's pension
Synonyms
allowance
I weighed out my allowance of sugar.
benefit
the removal of benefit from school-leavers
welfare
Above all we must consider the welfare of the children.
annuity
superannuation
Additional synonyms
in the sense of benefit
the removal of benefit from school-leavers
Synonyms
social security payments,
welfare,
the dole (informal),
unemployment benefit,
state benefit,
Jobseeker's Allowance,
JSA,
pogey (Canadian)
in the sense of welfare
Definition
health, happiness, prosperity, and general wellbeing
Above all we must consider the welfare of the children.