money purchase

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money purchase

adjective

  1. UK, not comparable 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: defined contributions

Opposite: defined benefits, final salary

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Opposite: defined benefits, final salary

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@misc{money_purchase_2026,
  title = {money purchase},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/money%20purchase},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}