"De werknemers ontvangen de penioenuitkeringen per maand achteraf."

English translation: Employees receive pension payments monthly in arrears

20:58 Mar 18, 2007

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Dutch term or phrase: "De werknemers ontvangen de penioenuitkeringen per maand achteraf."

A simple enough sentence, but does it mean that employees receive pension payments at the end of the month? Or would it be more precise to say that each month they will receive payment for the month preceding?

Suzan Hamer KudoZ activity Questions: 57 (none open) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 261 Netherlands
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English translation:Employees receive pension payments monthly in arrears

Explanation:

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Suzan, 'in arrears' can be used in the sense you describe below and also as an opposite to 'in advance'. Have look at the following ref:

http://www.norwichunion.com/annuities/faq.htm

'in arrears' (this means that the payment of the pension will be one month, quarter, half-year or year after the start date, depending on the frequency of the pension payments chosen).

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CI95
Local time: 22:57

Grading comment

Thank you, Anglocast, for the answer and the link, which I wish I had seen 3 days ago . . .
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Employees receive pension payments monthly in arrears

CI95

Employees receive pension payments retrospectively.

Andre de Vries

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51 mins confidence:

Employees receive pension payments retrospectively.

Explanation:
it all means the same thing

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Note added at 53 mins (2007-03-18 21:52:09 GMT)
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[please add] at the end of the month.

Andre de Vries
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:57
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

11 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

\\\"De werknemers ontvangen de penioenuitkeringen per maand achteraf.\\\"

Employees receive pension payments monthly in arrears

CI95
Local time: 22:57
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PRO pts in category: 27

Grading comment

Thank you, Anglocast, for the answer and the link, which I wish I had seen 3 days ago . . .

Notes to answerer

Asker: I don't know. To me, "arrears" seems negative; when one is in arrears, they are behind, have not paid their bills on time. It is more "achterstand."

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