pension
nounHow many syllables in pension?
There are 2 syllables in the word pension.How to pronounce pension:
Definition of pension:
- pension (noun):
- a fixed sum paid regularly to a person
- a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working.
- a regular payment made by the state or a former employer to a person who has retired or to a widowed or disabled person
Synonyms for pension:
allowance
annuity
award
benefaction
beneficence
benefit
benevolence
bestowal
bonus
bounty
charity
contribution
dividend
donation
donative
extra
fringe benefit
generosity
gift
grant
gratuity
gravy
gravy train
largess
largesse
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Antonyms for pension:
forfeit
hindrance
injury
loss
stop
tax
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- inurn
- clouding
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- curling
- vasty
- lowered
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