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Superannuation

/ˈs(j)ʉːpəˌɹænjʉːˈæɪʃn̩/

A retirement benefit fund, an accumulation of regular deductions from one′s wage or salary while employed and similar regular contributions from the employer, usually administered by an independent entity; a pension.

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📖 Definitions of "Superannuation"

noun

1
A retirement benefit fund, an accumulation of regular deductions from one′s wage or salary while employed and similar regular contributions from the employer, usually administered by an independent entity; a pension.
2
The condition or of being superannuated; old age or obsolescence.

🔄 Synonyms of "Superannuation"

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Word	Definition
obsolescencenoun	(uncountable) The state of being obsolete—no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected.
obsoletenessnoun	The quality or state of being obsolete or no longer in use.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Superannuation"

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Word	Definition
obsoletenessnoun	The quality or state of being obsolete or no longer in use.
obsolescencenoun	(uncountable) The state of being obsolete—no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected.
pensionnoun	(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.
annuitynoun	(insurance, pensions) A right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries.
maintenancenoun	Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
alimonynoun	(law, sometimes derogatory) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.
retirenoun	A place to which one retires.
retirementnoun	The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career.
retreatnoun	The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
retiringnoun	retirement
retired	Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. (of people)
annuitiesnoun	(insurance, pensions) A right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries.
pensionsnoun	(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.
pssanoun	—
reposnoun	(countable, finance, informal) Clipping of repurchase A type of agreement which allows a borrower to use a financial security as collateral for a cash loan at a fixed interest rate, or to buy something back that was sold.
retirementsnoun	The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career.
retraitenoun	Obsolete form of retreat. [The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.]
retirement annuity plannoun	(UK, pensions) A retirement annuity contract.
retirement annuity contractnoun	(UK, pensions) A type of UK pension scheme with specific benefits, sold prior to July 1988, available to the self-employed or employees that were not offered a workplace pension.
social securitynoun	(US) A specific such social benefit providing income in retirement or disability.