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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pen|sion|a|ble — «PEHN shuh nuh buhl», adjective. Especially British. 1. qualified for or entitled to a pension. 2. entitling to a pension: »The Civil Service is to offer pensionable jobs to men and women aged between 40 and 60 (London Times) … Useful english dictionary
pen|sion|ar|y — «PEHN shuh NEHR ee», noun, plural ar|ies, adjective. –n. 1. = pensioner. (Cf. ↑pensioner) 2. (formerly, in the Netherlands) the chief magistrate of a city: »Jean Sersanders, the pensionary of Ghent (J. F. Kirk). –adj. 1. co … Useful english dictionary
pen|sion|er — «PEHN shuh nuhr», noun. 1. a person who receives a pension: »In a country that is slowly growing old, there is the overriding problem of the old age pensioners (Atlantic). 2. a hireling; dependent. 3. a student who pays all his expenses, such as… … Useful english dictionary
pen|sion|less — «PEHN shuhn lihs», adjective. receiving no pension … Useful english dictionary
pen|sion|naire — «pahn sy NEHR», noun. French. a person who boards in a pension: »On the fifth floor where the salon, the dining room and kitchen, and some of the rooms occupied by the pensionnaires (New Yorker) … Useful english dictionary
pen´sion-fund´ — pension fund, a fund set up on an actuarial basis to provide pensions for a group at a later date: »This man earned £17 a week, had looked after his money, and contributed about £1 a week to a pension fund that would give him £6 10s a week when… … Useful english dictionary
out|pen|sion|er — «OWT PEHN shuh nuhr», noun. a person who receives an outpension; nonresident pensioner … Useful english dictionary
out|pen|sion — «OWT PEHN shuhn», noun, verb. –n. a pension granted to one not required to reside in a particular charitable institution. –v.t. to grant an outpension to … Useful english dictionary
pro|pen|sion — «proh PEHN shuhn», noun. Archaic. inclination; tendency … Useful english dictionary
sus|pen|sion — «suh SPEHN shuhn», noun. 1. a) the act of suspending: »the suspension of a boy from school for bad conduct, suspension of judgment or opinion, the suspension of a driver s license for speeding. SYNONYM(S): interruption, intermission, stop,… … Useful english dictionary
