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superannuation
[ soo-per-an-yoo-ey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of superannuating.
- the state of being superannuated. superannuated.
- a pension or allowance to a superannuated superannuated person.
superannuation
/ ˌsuːpərˌænjʊˈeɪʃən /
noun
- the amount deducted regularly from employees' incomes in a contributory pension scheme
- the pension finally paid to such employees
- the act or process of superannuating or the condition of being superannuated
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Word History and Origins
Origin of superannuation1
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Example Sentences
He remained with the Midland until 1897, when he retired on superannuation at the age of seventy-six.
A superannuation fund has been started, to encourage respectable women to enter the Home.
Until then I had no chance of joining a superannuation fund.
A splendid fellow—but he suffers from what all bishops and all cardinals and all Popes suffer from, and that is superannuation.
They are empowered to grant superannuation annuities to the officers and servants.
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