pension
1. pen.sion \'pen-ch*n\ \pa:ns-yo-n\ \'pen-ch*n-l*s\ n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L
pension-, pensio, fr. pensus, pp. of pe] often attrib ndere to pay - more
at PENDANT 1: a fixed sum paid regularly to a person : archaic 1a: WAGE
1b: a gratuity granted (as by a government) as a favor or reward 1c: one
paid under given conditions to a person following his retirement fr om
service or to his surviving dependents 2a: payment for board and room 2b:
a boardinghouse esp. in continental Europe - pen.sion.less aj
2. pen.sion \'pen-sh*n\ \'pench-(*-)nin\ \'pench-(*-)n*-b*l\ vt or
pen.sion.ing : to grant or pay a pension to - pen.sion.able aj