Rentenalter

retirement age

noun REN-ten-al-ter Rare

Usage Note

Rentenalter is the age at which one is entitled to receive a state pension (Rente). In Germany this is currently 67 (phasing in). The term is central to political debates about pension reform: das Rentenalter anheben (to raise the retirement age).

Examples

"Das Rentenalter wurde auf 67 Jahre angehoben."

Natural Translation

The retirement age was raised to 67.

Literal Translation

The pension-age was to 67 years raised.

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