noun
pension, retirement pension
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Rente means 'pension' or 'retirement pension', referring to regular payments after retirement or a pension benefit. It is a feminine noun (die Rente) with plural Renten. Common collocation: 'in Rente gehen' (to retire). Declension follows regular feminine patterns; plural form is Renten.
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Als der Bürgermeister in Rente ging, organisierte die Stadtverwaltung eine Feier, weil viele Bürger ihm danken wollten.
When the mayor retired, the city administration organized a celebration because many citizens wanted to thank him.
Nach zwanzig Jahren bekam sie endlich ihre volle Rente.
After twenty years she finally received her full retirement pension.
Viele Menschen sparen früh für ihre Rente.
Many people save early for their pension.
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Picture elderly people receiving a monthly envelope labeled 'Rente'.
Sounds like 'rent' in English — think of monthly payments.
Die Rente — think 'die' as in 'die Zahlung' (a payment). Many payments are 'die' in German.
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Feminine noun. Plural usually 'Renten'. Used in social-security and personal-finance contexts.