Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The condition of being superannuated; disqualification on account of old age; of persons, senility; decrepitude.
- noun The state of being superannuated, or removed from office, employment, or the like, and receiving an allowance on account of long service or of old age or infirmity; also, a pension or allowance granted on such account. Also used attributively: as, a superannuation list.
- noun The state of having lived beyond the normal period.
- noun Antiquated character.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of being superannuated, or too old for office or business; the state of being disqualified by old age; decrepitude.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun UK, Australia, New Zealand A retirement benefit fund, an accumulation of regular deductions from one′s
wage orsalary while employed and similar regular contributions from the employer, usually administered by an independent entity; apension . - noun uncountable The act or process of being
superannuated .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the property of being out of date and not current
- noun the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension)
- noun a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work
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Examples
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It punches above its weight because Australia in 1992 introduced what is known as the superannuation guarantee, a compulsory savings regime that quarantines 9% of an individual's earnings into an account that can't be accessed until retirement.
Mitsubishi UFJ Buys 15% of Australia's AMP Ross Kelly 2011
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With a US$1.4 trillion pool of compulsory pension money--called superannuation—and a mining boom drawing in money from overseas, the country's market already has enough volume for many electronic traders.
Competition Won't Slash Australian Trading Costs Geoffrey Rogow 2011
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Mr. Swan said the rewrite of the banking act is needed to help the A$1 trillion pool of compulsory pension funds in Australia — called superannuation — invest more directly in the mortgage market, helping smaller lenders benefit from the savings of average Australians.
Australia Overhauls Banking Rules Geoffrey Rogow 2010
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Given the country's more than 1 trillion Australian dollar ($90.0 billion) pool of compulsory pension contribution funds, called superannuation, global money managers increasingly have targeted the country's investor base in the wake of the global financial crisis.
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Industry research firm Watson Wyatt estimates Australian companies face a combined shortfall of as much as A$25 billion in these defined-benefit pension plans, known as superannuation in Australia.
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Australia's forced retirement savings, called superannuation, fueled Macquarie's model, which the bank asserted would offer the safety of bonds but with higher yields and less volatility than stocks.
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They'll pay it off as quickly as they can and then start working on their superannuation is my advice.
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Gay public workers in the state of Victoria will now be able to pass on their pension benefits - called superannuation benefits in Australia - to their same-sex partners thanks to the new law, reports the
Daily News 2010
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The report has been released to coincide with a federal government review into superannuation, which is due to report in June.
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• Minus any investments (such as superannuation) that would be cashed out.
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