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The correct spelling is pension.
How to pronounce pension
/ˈpɛnʃ(ə)n/
nounIPA: /ˈpɛnʃ(ə)n/
Say it like: Pen-zho-n
The correct spelling is pension. 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 pri… For example: "Many old people depend on their pension to pay the bills."
Usage Examples
“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 (John Irving).”
Meanings
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.
- 2.A boarding house or small hotel, especially in continental Europe, which typically offers lodging and certain meals and services.
- 3.A wage or fee.
- 4.A charge or expense of some kind; a tax.
- 5.A sum paid to a clergyman in place of tithes.
verb
- 1.To grant a pension to.
- 2.To force (someone) to retire on a pension.
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