pension

Rente, Pension

Geld, das jemand regelmäßig erhält, nachdem er wegen seines Alters oder einer Krankheit aufgehört hat zu arbeiten.

In einfachem Englisch: Money paid regularly to someone who has stopped working because of age or illness.

• My grandfather receives a pension.
• She retired last year with a small pension.
• Will your pension cover your living costs?

Synonyme: retirement benefit

Häufige Wendungen: state pension, receive a pension, pension scheme, military pension

Pension

Ein kleines Hotel, besonders in Europa, das neben Zimmern oft auch Mahlzeiten anbietet.

In einfachem Englisch: A small hotel, especially in Europe, that often provides meals as well as a room.

• We stayed in a small pension.
• The pension served breakfast in the garden.
• They booked a room at a family pension near the lake.

Synonyme: guesthouse, boarding house

Häufige Wendungen: small pension, family pension, stay in a pension

Pensionspreis, Kostgeld

Geld, das man für ein Zimmer und meist auch Mahlzeiten in einem Haus oder einer kleinen Unterkunft bezahlt.

In einfachem Englisch: Money paid for a room and usually meals in a house or small hotel.

• His weekly pension included breakfast.
• She paid the landlady her pension on Monday.
• The pension for lodging and meals used up his wages.

Synonyme: board, boarding fee

Häufige Wendungen: pay a pension, weekly pension, pension for lodging

pensionieren, in den Ruhestand versetzen

Jemanden aus dem Beruf ausscheiden lassen und ihm danach regelmäßig eine Pension zahlen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone leave their job and give them regular payments afterward.

• They decided to pension him off.
• Several older workers were pensioned off last year.
• The firm pensions employees off when they reach retirement age.

So benutzt man es: pension someone off (The company pensioned him off after thirty years.)

Synonyme: retire

Häufige Wendungen: pension someone off, pension off staff