pen·sion
ˈpen(t)-shən 
1
ˈpen(t)-shən
: a fixed sum paid regularly to a person:
: 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
\
päⁿ-ˈsyōⁿ 
\
[French, from Middle French]
\
[French, from Middle French]
a
: accommodations especially at a continental European hotel or boardinghouse : room and board
b
or less commonly pensione
[pensione, from Italian]
: a hotel or boardinghouse especially in continental Europe
pensioned; pensioning
ˈpen(t)-sh(ə-)niŋ
1
: to grant or pay a pension to
2
: to dismiss or retire from service with a pension
pensioned off his faithful old servant
Examples of pension in a Sentence
Noun
Her pension arrives in the mail every month.
retired people living on their pensions
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Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Boeing has adamantly rejected requests to restore traditional pensions that the company froze nearly a decade ago.
—David Koenig, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
Phoebe Wall Howard, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2022
The plans kick in on Nov. 1 and apply to eligible state and local law enforcement, firefighters, emergency response personnel, pensioned retirees, as well as parents, children, or spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty.
—Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2019
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Noun
Fuller hopes the city will provide prevailing wages, health and pension benefits for trade members involved in the municipal construction projects.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Boeing has adamantly rejected requests to restore traditional pensions that the company froze nearly a decade ago.
—David Koenig, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
How much will pension payments drop in 2023?
—Phoebe Wall Howard, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2022
The plans kick in on Nov. 1 and apply to eligible state and local law enforcement, firefighters, emergency response personnel, pensioned retirees, as well as parents, children, or spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty.
—Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2019
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“Pension.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pension. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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pension
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pen·sion
ˈpen-chən
: a sum paid regularly to a person especially following retirement or to surviving dependents
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