hotel vs pension

hotel

noun
  • An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain. 

  • A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France. 

  • The larger red property in the game of Monopoly, in contradistinction to houses. 

  • The guest accommodation and dining section of a cruise ship. 

  • A restaurant; any dining establishment. 

  • A pub 

pension

noun
  • A boarding house or small hotel, especially in continental Europe, which typically offers lodging and certain meals and services. 

  • An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes. 

  • A sum paid to a clergyman in place of tithes. 

  • A regular allowance paid to support a royal favourite, or as patronage of an artist or scholar. 

verb
  • To grant a pension to. 

  • To force (someone) to retire on a pension. 

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