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401k

401k is the nonstandard spelling of 401(k).

Meaning of 401(k)

Noun

401(k) (plural 401(k)s)

  1. (US) A tax-qualified, defined-contribution pension account.
    • Entrepreneurs have responded enthusiastically: Solo 401(k) assets now stand at $2.5 billion, and could hit $90 billion by 2012.
      It's easy to see why the plans are becoming so popular. As with ordinary 401(k)s, as well as SEP-IRAs designed for the self-employed, individual 401(k)s allow you to...2005 March 1, Penelope Wang, “A 401(k) of Your Own”, in CNN Money, archived from the original on 01 Apr 2025

Forms of 401k

plural401ks

Questions about 401k

What is 401k the nonstandard spelling of?
401k is the nonstandard spelling of 401(k).

Words near 401k in the dictionary

  1. 400 metres
  2. 400-day clock
  3. 400-day clocks
  4. 401(k)
  5. 401(k)s
  6. 401k
  7. 401ks
  8. 404
  9. 404 page
  10. 404 pages
  11. 404'd

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Adapted from Wiktionary: 401k (page history and authors); 401(k) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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