noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "Many old people depend on their pension to pay the bills." finance business economy job service government insurance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A boarding house or small hotel, especially in continental Europe, which typically offers lodging and certain meals and services. Examples : "A pension had somewhat less to offer than a hotel; it was always smaller, and never elegant; it sometimes offered breakfast, and sometimes not (John Irving)." property building business service Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A wage or fee. Examples : "The teacher's pension was a small amount, but it helped pay for groceries. " business finance economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A charge or expense of some kind; a tax. Examples : "The new school building's construction pension is a significant expense for the district. " economy finance government Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sum paid to a clergyman in place of tithes. Examples : "The vicar received a pension instead of the usual tithes. " religion finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A regular allowance paid to support a royal favourite, or as patronage of an artist or scholar. Examples : "The king granted a generous pension to the talented young sculptor, recognizing his artistic skill. " finance economy government royal art history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A boarding school in France, Belgium, Switzerland, etc. Examples : "My aunt sent me to a prestigious pension in Switzerland for my final year of high school. " education building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To grant a pension to. Examples : "The company pensioned off the elderly employee after 40 years of service. " finance business job economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To force (someone) to retire on a pension. Examples : "The company pensioned off the elderly engineer after 40 years of service. " business job finance work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
