superannuation
Pronunciation
  • (Australia) IPA: /ˈs(j)ʉːpəˌɹænjʉːˈæɪʃn̩/
Noun

superannuation (uncountable)

  1. (UK, Australia, New Zealand) 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.
    • 1823, Edmund Burke (editor), Annual Register: 1822, Volume 64, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Td1y0w5VU20C&pg=PA138&lpg=PA138&dq=%22superannuations%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=m75cKjYmS2&sig=U6YYsCfrv0TdzoSU-QsASLXgrlA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=R-BuUI-XK8SYiAfEyIC4Cg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22superannuations%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 137],
      One of the principal objections to it was, that the period of service, after which superannuations were granted, was too limited, […] .
    • 1840, John Henry Barrow (editor), The Mirror of Parliament, Volume 4, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=IcoMAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA2867&lpg=PA2867&dq=%22superannuations%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=zgsQgPwN6m&sig=omNlT_vtxVyAc9cXfVq_v_7Q978&hl=en&sa=X&ei=R-BuUI-XK8SYiAfEyIC4Cg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22superannuations%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 2867],
      I think it would be harsh to deprive them of their superannuations without a knowledge of the circumstances under which they are proposed.
    • 1991, John Godwin, Michael Costa, Julie Hamblin, Mark Duffy, David Patterson, Australian HIV/AIDS Legal Guide, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=TqZqTHwvCH8C&pg=PA465&lpg=PA465&dq=%22superannuation%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=1bW5oaEz8v&sig=Li5hjGioF5ckd_yDKdKIm1oBRgA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dfJuUJnoJ-yiiAew24GwAg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22superannuation%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 465],
      A person must not discriminate by failing to supply superannuation or insurance, or in the terms on which, or in the way in which superannuation or insurance is supplied.
    • 2010, Stephen J Marsden, Australian Master Bookkeepers Guide [2009/10], 3rd Edition, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=yU3IHLjemSAC&pg=PA578&lpg=PA578&dq=%22superannuation%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=lK4zkMlQ3N&sig=KufeFnlrJNNE7VC9Vexn6H88x3M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dfJuUJnoJ-yiiAew24GwAg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22superannuation%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 578],
      If an entity employs temporary residents who are eligible for the superannuation guarantee, then the entity is required to make superannuation contributions for them.
  2. (uncountable) The condition or of being superannuated; old age or obsolescence.
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