Synonyms for pension

Most common

allowance · subsidy · annuity · lodging place · room and board · rent · bed-and-breakfast · superannuation

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes.

   Many old people depend on their pension to pay the bills.

2. n. 2

   A sum paid to a clergyman in place of tithes.

3. v. 1

   To grant a pension to.

Related words

Word family

pensionary pensioner

Phrases

pension off old-age pension

Forms

Plural

pensions → annuities, subsidies, allowances, hotels…

Past participle

pensioned
e.g. pensioned → retired, superannuated…

Choose the right word

Example sentences

• allowance Ziri took away Rima’s allowance for a whole month.
• subsidy Algeria has many wide-ranging subsidy programs.
• annuity The law enables us to receive an annuity.
• rent I can't afford to rent a house like this in Tokyo.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

rent¹

5 letters

hotel²

6 letters

retire², hostel²

7 letters

subsidy³, annuity⁴

9 letters

allowance³

12 letters

superannuate

14 letters

superannuation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hotel² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

pension

Italiano

retta

Español

pensión