Meaning & use
pension
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A regular payment made to someone after they retire from work, or during a period of incapacity, typically funded by past contributions.
See it in a sentence
She retired at sixty-five and now lives on her pension.
The company offers a generous pension to employees who stay for twenty years.
A note on using this word
In French and some other European contexts, 'pension' can also mean a small guesthouse — a different, unrelated meaning worth knowing when traveling.
Words with a similar meaning
retirement fundannuity
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A small hotel or boarding house, especially in continental Europe.
They stayed at a cozy pension near the harbor.
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