Definitions
Pay or grant a regular retirement or support allowance.
Word origin
From Middle English pencioun, pensioun, from Anglo-Norman pencione, Old French pencion, and their source, Latin pēnsiō (“payment, weight, rent, compensation”), from the participle stem of pendō (“to weigh”). Doublet of pensione.
Used in a sentence
“Many old people depend on their pension to pay the bills.”
“A pension had somewhat less to offer than a hotel; it was always smaller, and never elegant; it sometimes offered breakfast, and sometimes not”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Retirement income”7 letters
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