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defined contribution

defined contribution is the alternative form of defined contributions.

Meaning of defined contributions

Adjective

defined contributions (not comparable)

  1. (UK, pensions) Describing a pension scheme in which an employer agrees to provide a pension payment or lump sum on retirement that is based on the combination of the employer's and employee's contributions to the scheme over the employee's working life.
    Synonyms:
    money purchase

Questions about defined contribution

What is defined contribution the alternative form of?
Defined contribution is the alternative form of defined contributions.

Words near defined contribution in the dictionary

  1. definatory
  2. define
  3. defined
  4. defined benefit
  5. defined benefits
  6. defined contribution
  7. defined contributions
  8. defined term
  9. defined terms
  10. definedness
  11. definee

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