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feminine

/pɑ̃.sjɔ̃/

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Translation

pension, boarding house, board

Word origin

From Latin pensio ('a payment'), from pendere ('to weigh out, to pay').

Origin: Latin
Root: pensio
English cognates: pension, pensive, compensate

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralpensions

Examples

He has drawn a small pension for ten years.

Pensions went up in January.

She lives in a boarding house near the station.

These pensions are still too small to live on.

My father took his pension two years ago.

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This word is part of lesson 44.