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Pension

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See also: pension and pensión

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French pension, ultimately from Latin pēnsiō, pēnsiōnem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pãˈzi̯oːn/, /pãˈsi̯oːn/, /paŋˈzi̯oːn/, /pɛnˈzi̯oːn/ (Germany)
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IPA^(key): /pɛnˈsi̯oːn/, [b̥ɛn-] (Austria)
Rhymes: -ãzi̯oːn

Noun

Pension f (genitive Pension, plural Pensionen)

boarding house, pension
Synonyms: Herberge, Hotel
(public service) retirement benefit, old age pension
Synonyms: Rente, Altersvorsorge
(uncountable) retirement
Synonym: Ruhestand

in Pension gehen ― to retire

Usage notes

The terms Rente and Pension (“retirement benefit”) have a slightly different meaning in Germany and Austria.

Declension

Declension of *Pension* [feminine]
	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Pension	die	Pensionen
genitive	einer	der	Pension	der	Pensionen
dative	einer	der	Pension	den	Pensionen
accusative	eine	die	Pension	die	Pensionen

Derived terms

Related terms

Pensionat

Further reading

“Pension”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
“Pension” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Pension on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Pension” in Duden online

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