pensionner

Senses

1. 1.

   to pension off

   to remove someone from active service with a pension

2. 2.

   to board (someone)

   to lodge or accommodate someone for payment

3. 3.

   to retire

   to cause someone to stop working due to age or length of service

Examples

• "L'entreprise a pensionné plusieurs employés après la réforme."

  The company pensioned off several employees following the reform.

• "Nous pensionnons nos enfants dans une école privée."

  We board our children at a private school.

• "À 65 ans, il a été pensionné de la fonction publique."

  At 65, he was retired from the civil service.

Usage

This is a formal or administrative verb, more common in official contexts than everyday speech. The meaning depends on context: "pensionner quelqu'un" typically means to retire someone with a pension in institutional settings, while "pensionner un enfant" or "un animal" means to board them at a school or facility. Often encountered in passive voice or past participle form (retraité pensionné, employé pensionné).