WordValepension
regular income paid after retirement
In more detail
1. (noun) a regular payment of money given to a person who has retired from work, usually based on their age or years of service
2. (noun) a small hotel or boarding house, especially in Europe
Examples
- 1. After working for 40 years, she receives a pension every month.
- 2. We stayed at a small pension in the mountains during our vacation.
How to use pension
The primary meaning refers to regular income after retirement, typically provided by a previous employer or government. The second meaning, a small European guesthouse, is less common in modern English but remains standard in certain contexts. Context makes the distinction clear.
Common phrases
- receive a pension
- pension scheme
- pension fund
- old-age pension
- state pension
- pension contributions
Synonyms
retirement income · annuity · allowance · superannuation
Word family
pensioner (noun) · pensionable (adjective)
A common mistake
Learners sometimes use 'pension' as a verb when only the noun forms are standard; the verb 'pension off' (meaning to retire someone) is less frequent than the noun.
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