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noncontributory

noncontributory adjective: describing a pension plan in which the members do not provide their own direct contributions (that is, the employer makes all monetary contributions; the employees make no monetary contributions, whereas their service toward the company's ability to operate is their indirect contribution, for which the pension is remuneration).

Adjective

noncontributory (not comparable)

  1. Describing a pension plan in which the members do not provide their own direct contributions (that is, the employer makes all monetary contributions; the employees make no monetary contributions, whereas their service toward the company's ability to operate is their indirect contribution, for which the pension is remuneration).
  2. Not being a contributing factor (to a decision, analysis, or situation), such as not contributing to a medical diagnosis.
    • Although medical history is always relevant to diagnosis, it is sometimes noncontributory, shedding no light on possible causes of symptoms.

Origin of noncontributory

From non- + contributory.

Questions about noncontributory

What does noncontributory mean?
Noncontributory means describing a pension plan in which the members do not provide their own direct contributions (that is, the employer makes all monetary contributions; the employees make no monetary contributions, whereas their service toward the company's ability to operate is their indirect contribution, for which the pension is remuneration).
What part of speech is noncontributory?
Noncontributory is an adjective.

Words near noncontributory in the dictionary

  1. noncontribution
  2. noncontributions
  3. noncontributive
  4. noncontributor
  5. noncontributors
  6. noncontributory
  7. noncontrivance
  8. noncontrollable
  9. noncontrolled
  10. noncontrolling
  11. noncontroversial

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