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retirement savings account

retirement savings account

1 3.1
An account that holds money to use after you stop working
  • noun
  • /rɪˈtaɪərmənt ˈseɪvɪŋz əˈkaʊnt/
translation icon : cuenta de ahorros para la jubilación
  • Drawing on lessons from the regulation of investment companies, this article outlines a research agenda for a national system of individual retirement savings accounts to track and administer individual retirement savings throughout an individual's lifetime and across all employers.
  • individual retirement savings account

Examples

  • In place of the current system of employer-sponsored plans administered by conflicted employer fiduciaries, this article proposes a national system of individual retirement savings accounts to be regulated not by analogy to gift transfers, but increasingly as products subject to safety and standards regulation.

    Academic text (2016)
  • You'd have to say "no," the way some employees decline if they decide not to contribute to an employer-sponsored retirement savings account.

    Blog text (21)
  • On one end of the spectrum, the U.S. could pursue the Chilean model in which the management of individual retirement savings accounts would be delegated to private companies.

    Academic text (2016)
  • As a long-term alternative, this article proposes a framework for developing a national system of individual retirement savings accounts into which both employers and employees could continue to make tax-advantaged contributions.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Pursuant to an individual account model, employers and employees would remit contributions to the employees' federally established retirement savings accounts, which would segregate individual savings in a single account throughout an employee's preretirement years.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Many employees contribute a portion of their salary to their retirement savings account each month.

  • Opening a retirement savings account early can significantly increase your financial security after you stop working.

  • It's important to regularly review your retirement savings account to ensure you are on track for a comfortable retirement.

Synonyms

IRA
vsretirement savings account
  • Specialized
56 4.7

An account people use to save money for retirement with tax benefits

is the account concept meant to fund income after work
retirement plan
vsretirement savings account
27 3.0

A set of savings and investments that gives you money after you stop working

is the term used for specific savings accounts rather than broad planning
retirement account
vsretirement savings account
  • US
21 3.0

A plan where you save money to use after you stop working

is the longer form that stresses saving specifically for income after work
Roth IRA
vsretirement savings account
  • Specialized
5 5.1

A US retirement account you pay tax on now and can take out money later without paying tax

is the general term without specific tax treatment or rules
individual retirement account
vsretirement savings account
  • Specialized
4 5.0

A US savings account for money used after you stop working that grows without tax until you take it out

is the general personal saving term without US tax details
retirement savings plan
vsretirement savings account
1 2.5

Money you regularly save to use after you stop working

is the account form rather than a general arrangement
pension account
vsretirement savings account
1 3.3

An account for saving money to use after you stop working

is a more general savings phrase not tied to employer schemes

How Secure

pension fund
47 3.0
retirement savings account
1 3.1
cash
1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

retirement + savings + account

The phrase is transparently compositional: it denotes an "account" (record/place for money) that holds "savings" intended for "retirement." This straightforward modifier-noun structure is common cross-linguistically and follows normal English composition patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the three words should be able to infer the meaning.

Etymology

The term retirement savings account names a special account where people keep savings for retirement. Think of a safe marked 'retirement' where you put money now to use later, so the phrase means a place to build 'income after retirement'.