defined-benefit

British

adjective

Also called: final-salary. DB. denoting an occupational pension scheme that guarantees a specified payout, usually based on an employee's final salary and years of service

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Employers that provide defined-benefit plans use private-market assets to maximize risk-adjusted returns—to increase return or to mitigate risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

And the shift away from defined-benefit plans to what are broadly known as defined-contribution plans accounts for roughly 92% of the increase in people working to age 65.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Many still draw defined-benefit or generous public pensions, a rare anchor of income stability in a credit-stressed economy.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

A pension, a defined-benefit plan, relies on employer rather than employee contributions.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2024

And if Boeing were to restore the defined-benefit pension, it would be pioneering a reversal of a longtime trend in corporate America to get rid of such plans.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2024

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