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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/
- Hyphenation: pen‧si‧oen
- Rhymes: -un
Noun
pensioen n (plural pensioenen, diminutive pensioentje n)
- pension
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