defined benefit retirement plan
1Defined benefit pension plan — For the defined contribution pension plan, see Defined Contribution Pension Plan. In economics, a defined benefit pension plan is a major type of pension plan in which an employer promises a specified monthly benefit on retirement that is… …
2defined benefit pension plan — A *pension plan that arranges its funding on the basis of predetermined amounts payable to members. The amounts payable to members on retirement are usually a function of a combination of some or all of the following (items ii and iii refer to… …
3defined contribution pension plan — A *pension plan that arranges its payments and benefits to members on the basis of the amounts contributed by active members. Unlike in a *defined benefit pension plan, members are not guaranteed specific levels of payments or other benefits on… …
4defined benefit plan — de·fined benefit plan n: a pension plan in which the amount of benefits paid to an employee after retirement is fixed in advance in accordance with a formula given in the plan Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. defined… …
5Retirement plan — A retirement plan is an arrangement to provide people with an income, or pension, during retirement, when they are no longer earning a steady income from employment. Retirement plans may be set up by employers, insurance companies, the government …
6Defined-Benefit Plan — An employer sponsored retirement plan where employee benefits are sorted out based on a formula using factors such as salary history and duration of employment. Investment risk and portfolio management are entirely under the control of the… …
7defined benefit plan — A pension or other employee benefit plan that provides specified amounts of benefits to eligible participants. The specified amounts of benefits are usually determined based upon age, years of service, and/or levels of compensation. American… …
8Qualified Retirement Plan — A plan that meets requirements of the Internal Revenue Code and as a result, is eligible to receive certain tax benefits. These plans must be for the exclusive benefit of employees or their beneficiaries. There are two kinds of qualified plans:… …
9Retirement plans in the United States — A retirement plan is an arrangement to provide people with an income, possibly a pension, during retirement, when they are no longer earning a steady income from employment, or an asset from which a person may draw an income from as needed. There …
10Cash balance plan — A cash balance plan is a defined benefit retirement plan that maintains hypothetical individual employee accounts like a defined contribution plan. The hypotheticality of the individual accounts was crucial in the early adoption of such plans… …
