Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pension house

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: pen-sion -house
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A home for the elderly; an old folks' home.

noun

A lodging which is usually less exquisite and thus more affordable than a hotel.

Example Sentences

"Nowadays, Consonno is inhabitated by the guests of an elders' pensionhouse and the only family who has survived the 1960's and 1970's relocation programs: a status of ghost town which has somewhat avoided a large health problem, […]"
"There is, besides, the H. de Bains, in a garden by the riverside, the resort of persons drinking the waters of a mineral spring; it is a sort of Pensionhouse and Inn."

Etymology

From pension + house.

Inflected Forms

pension houses (plural) pensionhouse (alternative) pension-house (alternative)

Questions

What does pension house mean?: A home for the elderly; an old folks' home.
Where does pension house come from?: From pension + house.

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