Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defined benefits

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables
de-fined ben-e-fits
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a pension scheme in which an employer agrees to provide a pension payment or lump sum on retirement that is predetermined based on the employee's length of service, earnings history and age.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

DB (alternative) defined benefit (alternative)

Synonyms

final salary

Antonyms

defined contributions money purchase

Questions

What does defined benefits mean?
Describing a pension scheme in which an employer agrees to provide a pension payment or lump sum on retirement that is predetermined based on the employee's length of service, earnings history and age.

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