pension

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With unemployment in the enclave rife, losing a job or a pension is a major concern.

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  1. noun A sum of money paid regularly as a retirement benefit or by way of patronage.
  2. transitive verb To grant a pension to.
  3. transitive verb To retire or dismiss with a pension: "Some French farmers suggest that the Government pension off the older and less efficient farmers” (E.J. Dionne, Jr.)
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  • With unemployment in the enclave rife, losing a job or a pension is a major concern. —  LabourStart
  • If your pension is a 401k plan and / or an IRA, you've seen the plunging value of your retirement.
  • "A retired British soldier of similar rank would get about five times what I do," said Rai, whose army pension is around 220 dollars per month. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • Right in front of the pension is a beautiful turquoise beach of Oedaldo, often shrouded by mist in the morning, creating a gaspingly serene scenery.
  • We know the adequacy of the pension is a critical issue that we have to address and will do so. —  Australian Government Media Releases [All Portfolios]
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Etymologies (4)

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  1. Middle English pensioun, payment, from Old French pension, from Latin pēnsiō, pēnsiōn-, from pēnsus, past participle of pendere, to weigh, pay; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.
  2. French, from Old French, payment; see pension1.

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  1. Formerly also pention; from Middle English pencion (=D. pensioen = G. Swedish Danish pension), from Old French (and F.) pension, a payment, pension, money paid for board, board, F. also a boarding-school, = Spanish pension = Portuguese pensão = Italian pensione, a payment, pension, from Latin pensio (n-), a weight, a payment or term of payment, tax, impost, rent, interest, from pendere, past participle pensus, weigh, weigh out, hang: see pendent.
  2. from pension, n.
 

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