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pensie
pension (retirement income) /ˈpen.si.e/
noun#3500 most common
Also: retirement pay, annuity
Example sentences
Bunica mea primește o pensie mică.
My grandmother receives a small pension.
El a ieșit la pensie anul trecut.
He retired last year.
Pensia de stat nu acoperă toate cheltuielile.
The state pension does not cover all expenses.
Guvernul a anunțat o creștere a pensiilor pentru anul viitor.
The government announced a pension increase for next year.
Reforma sistemului de pensii a stârnit numeroase controverse în rândul populației.
The pension system reform stirred numerous controversies among the population.
Deficitul bugetar generat de finanțarea pensiilor anticipate rămâne o provocare structurală pentru economia națională.
The budget deficit caused by funding early pensions remains a structural challenge for the national economy.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pensie | pensii |
| Genitive | pensii | pensiilor |
| Accusative | pensie | pensii |
| Vocative | pensie | pensiilor |
Word family
pensionarpensioner, retiree
a pensionato retire, to pension off
pensionareretirement (the act of)
pensionatretired
pensiuneguesthouse, bed and breakfast
Etymology
Pensie entered Romanian through French pension, itself from Latin pensio, pensionis, meaning payment or something weighed out. The Latin noun comes from the verb pendere, to weigh or pay. Over time the sense narrowed from a general payment to the regular sum paid to a retired worker.
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