pension

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Synonyms: tension, sension, penson

Antonyms: tension, sension, penson

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Noun

1. An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
   • Many old people depend on their pension to pay the bills.
2. A wage or fee.
3. A charge or expense of some kind; a tax.
4. A sum paid to a clergyman in place of tithes.
5. A regular allowance paid to support a royal favourite, or as patronage of an artist or scholar.

Verb

1. To grant a pension to.
2. To force (someone) to retire on a pension.

Noun

1. A boarding house or small hotel, especially in continental Europe, which typically offers lodging and certain meals and services.
2. The service provided by such an establishment.
3. A boarding school in France, Belgium, Switzerland, etc.

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