pensyon

pensionnoun

Alternative meanings

pension
regular payment for retirement or support
regular financial allowance
boarding house or pension lodging, depending on context

Pronunciation

pen-SYON

Root and affixes

pensyon = pension; borrowed from Spanish pensión or English pension; pensyonado = pensioner or retired person

Variants or conjugations

pensiyon = spelling variant
pensyonado = pensioner, retired person
pension house = budget lodging or boarding house

Related words and expressions

retiro = retirement
tigulang = elderly person
sweldo = salary
tabang = help or aid

Meaning and usage notes

Pensyon usually refers to a financial pension, especially retirement pay. For lodging, pension house or boarding house is common in the Philippines depending on the place.