French Conversation · Level 118
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French word
rente
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁɑ̃t/
Meaning
- feminine nounpension
Example
Il perçoit une rente tous les mois.
He receives a pension every month.
More examples
Il cotise pour une rente complémentaire depuis dix ans.
He has been paying into a supplemental pension for ten years.
Core concept
A scheduled payment that keeps returning to the same recipient.
Common phrases
rente complémentaire
supplemental pension
cotiser pour une rente
pay into a pension
rente d'invalidité
disability pension
Similar words
pension: A regular payment from a public or private scheme to someone who has retired.
retraite: The condition of no longer working, especially after reaching the usual retirement age.
revenu: Total financial income earned through work, investments, or other means.
allocation: Government money provided regularly or once for a particular need or circumstance.
Definition in French
Versement régulier destiné à une personne en vertu d'un capital, d'une assurance ou d'un contrat, souvent qualifié de rente viagère ou de rente temporaire selon la durée.
Word origin
The word developed from Old French rente, from Medieval Latin rendita, a form related to Latin reddere, meaning 'to give back'.
Usage tips
- In toucher une rente, toucher takes the payment as a direct object, while vivre de sa rente uses de to mark the source of support.
Other meanings
- annuitynoun
Related words
- rentierpensionernoun
- rentableprofitableadjective