superannuation

Meaning

1. (Australia, New-Zealand, UK, uncountable, usually) 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. (uncountable, usually) The condition or of being superannuated; old age or obsolescence.

Synonyms

retirement pension

old-age pension

pension

obsoleteness

retirement

retirement benefit

retirement check

retirement fund

retirement pay

retirement annuity

retired pay

superannuation payment

Translations

retraite

συνταξιοδότηση

pension de retraite

pensioen

Überalterung

Ausgedientheit

Betagtheit

Nutzlosigkeit aufgrund des Alters

σύνταξη

εφ' άπαξ

cotisation pour la retraite

désuétude

retraite par limite d’âge

superannuation

obsolescenza

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈs(j)ʉːpəˌɹænjʉːˈæɪʃn̩/

Etymology

From superannuate + -ion, from superannuated.