German Conversation · Level 34
74 words
German word
Rente
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈʁɛntə/
Meaning
- feminine nounpension
Example
Die Renten sind dieses Jahr gestiegen.
Pension payments have gone up this year.
More examples
Die private Rente ergänzt die gesetzliche Vorsorge.
The private pension supplements the statutory provision.
Core concept
A contract or public system turns an established claim into recurring payments rather than one final sum.
Common phrases
Höhe der Rente
pension amount
private Rente
private pension
Rente erhalten
receive a pension
Similar words
Pension: Retirement income paid regularly by the state or an employer, especially to civil servants.
Rentenversicherung: A public insurance scheme and institution that provide pension benefits.
Ruhestand: The condition of no longer working after reaching retirement.
Rentner: Someone who lives on regular pension payments.
Definition in German
vertraglich vereinbarte, regelmäßig ausgezahlte Leistung, oft lebenslang
Word origin
French rente supplied German Rente, which traces back to Latin reddita, meaning something given back, from the verb reddere.
Usage tips
- Rente commonly means a retirement pension or annuity, while Pension often refers specifically to retirement pay for civil servants.
Other meanings
- annuitynoun
Opposites
- Erwerbstätigkeitemploymentnoun
Related words
- Rentnerinfemale pensionernoun
- Rentenreformpension reformnoun
- Rentenzahlungpension paymentnoun