pension plan

pension plan
noun
a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement
• Hypernyms: ↑plan, ↑program, ↑programme

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noun
: systematic provision by an employer for definitely determinable periodic incomes to employees upon retirement with or without funding; specifically : one financed exclusively by the employer — compare retirement plan

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1. a systematic plan created and maintained, as by a corporation, to make regular payments of benefits to retired or disabled employees, either on a contributory or a noncontributory basis.
2. See retirement plan (def. 1).
[1955-60]

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pension plan UK US noun [countable] [singular pension plan plural pension plans]
a system designed to provide people with a pension after they have made regular payments over a long period of time
Thesaurus: pensionshyponym types of tax and taxationhyponym

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pension plan,
a plan, usually set up on an actuarial basis by an employer alone or by an employer jointly with a union, to provide pensions for retired or disabled employees.

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noun, pl ⋯ plans [count]
: an arrangement made with an employer to pay money to an employee after retirement

I work for this company because they have a good pension plan.

— called also (Brit) pension scheme

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ˈpension plan [pension plan] (BrE usually ˈpension scheme) (NAmE also reˈtirement plan) noun
a system in which you, and usually your employer, pay money regularly into a fund while you are employed. You are then paid a ↑pension when you retire.
See also: ↑retirement plan

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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