overwordExplorer
FRENCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

pension.

a pension, regularly received payment

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɑ̃.sjɔ̃/
  1. a pension, regularly received payment

    feminine
    pension à taux plein
  2. a pension, boarding house

    feminine
  3. a regularly made payment, as admission to certain boarding establishments (notably schools)

    feminine
  4. board; (The services such establishment provides, notably lodging and some meals)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French pension, panssion, borrowed from Latin pēnsiōnem (“payment, rent”), from pēnsus, the past participle of pendō (“weigh, pay”).

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

pension has 7 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

pension studiopension workshello, pension

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.