I. ˈpen(t)-shən noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin pension-, pensio, from pendere to pay — more at pendant
Date: 14th century
1. ˈpen(t)-shən : a fixed sum paid regularly to a person:
a. archaic : wage
b. : a gratuity granted (as by a government) as a favor or reward
c. : one paid under given conditions to a person following retirement from service or to surviving dependents
2. päⁿs-ˈyōⁿ
[French, from Middle French]
a. : accommodations especially at a continental European hotel or boardinghouse : room and board
b. also pen·sio·ne pen(t)-ˈsyō-(ˌ)nā
[ pensione, from Italian]
: a hotel or boardinghouse especially in continental Europe
• pen·sion·less ˈpen(t)-shən-ləs adjective
II. transitive verb
( pen·sioned ; pen·sion·ing ˈpen(t)-sh(ə-)niŋ)
Date: 1702
1. : to grant or pay a pension to
2. : to dismiss or retire from service with a pension
pension ed off his faithful old servant