Definition of "pension" in English

noun

1. (finance) 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.

   • Many old people depend on their pension to pay the bills.

2. (obsolete) A wage or fee.

3. (obsolete) A charge or expense of some kind; a tax.

4. A sum paid to a clergyman in place of tithes.

5. (now historical) A regular allowance paid to support a royal favourite, or as patronage of an artist or scholar.

verb

1. (transitive) To grant a pension to.

2. (transitive) 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. (obsolete) A boarding school in France, Belgium, Switzerland, etc.