pension off

pen·sion off

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pen-shuh n awf, of]
- /ˈpɛn ʃən ɔf, ɒf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pen-shuh n awf, of]
- /ˈpɛn ʃən ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of pension off words

noun plural pension off a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc.: a retirement pension. 1
noun plural pension off an allowance, annuity, or subsidy. 1
noun plural pension off a boardinghouse or small hotel. room and board. 1
verb with object pension off to grant or pay a pension to. 1
verb with object pension off to cause to retire on a pension (usually followed by off). 1
transitivephrasal verb pension off retire on a pension 1

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Origin of pension off

First appearance:

before 1325

One of the 16% oldest English words

1325-75; Middle English (< Old French pensïon) < Latin pēnsiōn- (stem of pēnsiō) a weighing out, hence, a paying out, installment paying, equivalent to pēns(us) (past participle of pendere to weigh out, pay by weight, equivalent to pend- verb stem + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > s) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Pension off

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pension off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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