pensioen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch pensioen, recorded since 1362, from Old French pension (“payment, rent”), from Latin pensio (“payment, rent”), from pensus, the past participle of pendere (“to weigh, to pay”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛnˈʃun/

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• Hyphenation: pen‧si‧oen
• Rhymes: -un

Noun

pensioen n (plural pensioenen, diminutive pensioentje n)

1. pension

Derived terms

• pensioenbreuk
• pensioenfonds
• pensioenpremie
• pensioenuitkering
• pensionaris

Descendants

• → Caribbean Javanese: pangsiyun
• → Indonesian: pensiun
• → Sranan Tongo: pensyun