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pen·sion 1
(pĕn′shən)n.
A sum of money paid regularly as a retirement benefit or by way of patronage.
tr.v. pen·sioned, pen·sion·ing, pen·sions
1. To grant a pension to.
2. 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.).
[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.]
pen′sion·a·ble adj.
pen·sion 2
(päN-syôN′)n.
1. A boarding house or small hotel in Europe: "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).
2. Accommodations or the payment for accommodations, especially at a boarding house or small hotel in Europe.
3. Room and board.
[French, from Old French, payment; see pension1.]
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Adj. 1. pensionable - entitled to receive a pension; "a pensionable employee"
eligible - qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen; "eligible to run for office"; "eligible for retirement benefits"; "an eligible bachelor"
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pensionable
[ˈpɛnʃənəbəl] adj [employment, service, earnings] → qui donne droit à une retraiteof pensionable age [person] → qui a l'âge de la retraite
to be of pensionable age → avoir l'âge de la retraite pension benefits npl → retraite f, pension f de retraite pension book n → titre m de pension
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
pensionable
adj job → mit Pensionsberechtigung; this position is pensionable → diese Stellung berechtigt zu einer Pension/einem Ruhegehalt ; of pensionable age → im Renten-/Pensionsalter; pensionable salary Gehaltsanteil, der zur Berechnung des Rentenversicherungsbeitrages herangezogen wird
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