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defined contributions

defined contributions adjective: 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.

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

Synonyms of defined contributions

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Forms of defined contributions

alternative formDC
alternative formdefined contribution

Questions about defined contributions

What does defined contributions mean?
Defined contributions means 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.
What part of speech is defined contributions?
Defined contributions is an adjective.

Words near defined contributions in the dictionary

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

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