1. noun /ˈpenʃən/
a) A regularly paid gratuity paid regularly as benefit due to a person in consideration of past services; notably to one retired from service, on account of retirement age, disability or similar cause; especially, a regular stipend paid by a government to retired public officers, disabled soldiers; sometimes passed on to the heirs, or even specifically for them, as to the families of soldiers killed in service.
Pensioners depend on their pension to pay the bills
b) A stated regular allowance by way of patronage or subsidy, e.g. to meritorious artists, or the like.
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).
2. verb /ˈpenʃən/
a) To grant a pension
Syn: pension off
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