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.

Similar
money purchase
Opposite
defined benefitsfinal salary
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectivedefined contributions (not comparable)

alternative DC · alternative defined contribution

  1. UKnot comparablepensionsDescribing 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 & antonyms

adjectiveDescribing 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.

Similar
money purchase
Opposite
defined benefitsfinal salary
Also see
money purchase
Cite this entry
APA

defined contributions. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defined%20contributions

MLA

“defined contributions.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defined%20contributions. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defined contributions,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defined%20contributions.

Source: defined contributions on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.