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pension.

a pension, boarding house

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. a pension, boarding house

    neuter
  2. a regularly made payment, as admission to certain boarding establishments

    neuter
  3. the services such establishment provides, notably lodging and some meals

    neuter
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French pension, itself from Latin pensio (“payment, rent”), from pensus, the past participle of pendere (“to weigh, pay”).

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