superannuation

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su·per·an·nu·a·tion / ˌsoōpərˌanyoōˈāshən/ • n. [usu. as adj.] regular payment made into a fund by an employee toward a future pension: a superannuation fund. ∎  a pension of this type paid to a retired person. ∎  the process of superannuating an employee.

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