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pension plan

pension plan

27 3.1
Money that an employer or worker saves regularly to give income after you stop working
  • noun
  • /ˈpɛnʃən plæn/
  • US
translation icon : plan de pensiones
  • Many workers rely on their pension plan to support them after retirement.
  • defined benefit pension plan
  • public pension plans
  • employee pension plan

OK, A pension plan is designed for you to retire poor.

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Examples

  • American Express Company set up a pension plan for its employees.

  • I had to work late again this weekend, but remember, it's just until Thursday when I get my raise and new promotion, which will include me in the company's insurance and pension plan.

  • Under existing regulations, employers do not have to establish any kind of pension plan for their employees.

    Academic text (2016)
  • In China, the new pension plan may now include rural workers on a voluntary basis.

    Academic text (2003)
  • CalPERS is is the largest public employee pension plan in America.

  • Members of the basic old-age pension plan will continue to receive benefits at age 65.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Thompson had invested from his savings, plus what he had coming in pension-plan payments.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The facts are our pension plans are going bust, they're bankrupt.

  • The Society has a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan (the Plan) covering substantially all of its employees.

    Academic text (2002)
  • However, you've got a million-two built up in equity in your business, another 350,000 in your pension plan.

Synonyms

retirement plan
vspension plan
27 3.0

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

focuses on regular contributions from employer or employee rather than any arrangement
retirement account
vspension plan
  • US
21 3.0

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

emphasizes a formal scheme with shared regular contributions rather than a simple account
401(k) plan
vspension plan
  • Specialized
10 3.5

A US retirement plan where workers save part of pay before tax and employers often add money, taxed when taken

is a general scheme not limited to a specific tax system or US rules
retirement program
vspension plan
3 3.0

A plan that helps people save money to use after they stop working

is narrower, highlighting regular contributions by employer or employee within that system
retirement savings plan
vspension plan
1 2.5

Money you regularly save to use after you stop working

is specifically funded by employer, employee, or both rather than any saver only account
1 3.1

An account that holds money to use after you stop working

is presented as a scheme with regular employer or employee contributions rather than just an account
pension account
vspension plan
1 3.3

An account for saving money to use after you stop working

stresses joint funding by employer and employee and regular contribution rules
employee savings plan
vspension plan
3.1

A program from an employer that lets workers save part of their pay for retirement or other future needs

is broader, covering schemes funded by employer, employee, or both for post-work income
401(k)
vspension plan
  • Specialized
4.9

A US retirement account where workers put money before tax and employers often add money

is the generic employer and employee funded scheme not tied to US tax rules

How Regular

pension plan
  • US
27 3.1

Surface Forms

pension plan singular
pension plans plural

Morphology

pension + plan

The meaning 'a scheme to provide income after retirement' is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'pension' (periodic payment for retirees) with 'plan' (an arranged scheme or programme). This simple noun+noun composition is cross-linguistically common and follows normal English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Pension plan comes from the old idea of giving a regular payment called a pension to someone who stopped working, for example a retired soldier. A plan is a way to save money, so a pension plan is a system to put money aside to get those 'regular payments' after 'retirement'.