superannuation

superannuation — 名詞

1. money that is regularly put aside during a person's working life, usually by bot

1.名詞B2
釋義

退休金

員工與雇主共同提撥的退休儲蓄

money that is regularly put aside during a person's working life, usually by both the employee and the employer, so that it can provide income after the person stops working

例句

Noor's employer pays twelve percent of her salary into a superannuation fund each month.

Noor 的雇主每月將她薪資的百分之十二存入退休金基金。

collocation: superannuation fund

After working for thirty years, Liang started receiving monthly payments from his superannuation.

工作了三十年後,Liang 開始從他的退休金中每月領取給付。

同義詞
  • pension

    broader term that can refer to either a government payment or an employer-funded retirement scheme

  • retirement fund

    more general term used internationally; lacks the specific AU/UK legal framework

  • super

    informal Australian abbreviation, extremely common in everyday speech

  • 401(k)

    US-specific employer retirement savings plan with a different tax structure

用法筆記

Frequently shortened to 'super' in informal Australian English. In the United States, the equivalent is usually called a '401(k)' or 'retirement plan'.

常見錯誤

The government pays me superannuation every month.
The government pays me the Age Pension every month.
💡In Australia, 'superannuation' is your personal retirement savings, while the government payment for seniors is called the 'Age Pension'.