superannuation
Americannoun
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the act of superannuating.
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the state of being superannuated.
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a pension or allowance to a superannuated person.
noun
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the amount deducted regularly from employees' incomes in a contributory pension scheme
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the pension finally paid to such employees
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the act or process of superannuating or the condition of being superannuated
Etymology
Origin of superannuation
First recorded in 1650–60; superannuate + -ion
Example Sentences
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The letter was signed by more than 100 groups, including the New York City Office of the Comptroller and UK's largest private pension fund Universities Superannuation Scheme, the FT report said.
From Reuters • Mar. 6, 2022
Angry customers currently have various avenues of redress: the Financial Ombudsman Service, the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal and the Credit and Investments Ombudsman Scheme.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2017
Last year, the average accumulation for men at retirement age was equivalent to about $170,000 in U.S. dollars, according to estimates by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, an industry trade group.
From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2015
Those cases were consolidated in March and British pension fund Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd, which said in a court filing it had lost about $84 million on its Petrobras holdings, was appointed lead plaintiff.
From Reuters • Apr. 28, 2015
He proposes, therefore, that "Superannuation on full pay will take place at, say, forty-five or, at the most, fifty."
From British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals by Barker, J. Ellis
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