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superannuations

superannuations is the plural of superannuation.

Meaning of superannuation

Noun

superannuation (usually uncountable, plural superannuations)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, 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.
    • One of the principal objections to it was, that the period of service, after which superannuations were granted, was too limited,[…].1823, Edmund Burke, editor, Annual Register: 1822, volume 64, page 137
    Synonyms:
    pension, super
  2. (usually) The condition or of being superannuated; old age or obsolescence.
    • Those words appearing to be merely the ravings of superannuation, they were not regarded; but when no other traces of Mary could be found, old Andrew went up to consult this crazy dame once more, but he was not able to bring any such thing to her recollection.1828, James Hogg, Mary Burnet

Questions about superannuations

What is superannuations the plural of?
Superannuations is the plural of superannuation.

Words near superannuations in the dictionary

  1. superannuate
  2. superannuated
  3. superannuates
  4. superannuating
  5. superannuation
  6. superannuations
  7. superannuitant
  8. superannuitants
  9. superanoxia
  10. superanoxic
  11. superantenna

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Adapted from Wiktionary: superannuations (page history and authors); superannuation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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