σύνταξη — meaning in English

English meaning

• pension noun A regular payment made to someone after they retire, based on their years of work.
• syntax noun The set of rules governing how words are arranged to form correct phrases and sentences in a language.

Senses

σύνταξη is used for these senses in English:

• pension (finance) 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. [from 16th c.]
• syntax A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.

pension — full definition

1. noun A regular payment made to someone after they retire, based on their years of work.
2. verb To pay someone a pension, or to force them into retirement with one.
3. noun A small guesthouse or hotel, especially in Continental Europe, offering rooms and meals.

syntax — full definition

1. noun The set of rules governing how words are arranged to form correct phrases and sentences in a language.
2. noun The formal rules that define how statements must be written in a computer programming language.

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