defined-benefit
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Shift pensions from defined-benefit to defined-contribution models, and move risk off government balance sheets, as Australia did in the 1980s and 1990s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
With a traditional defined-benefit plan, the employer absorbed the ups and downs of the market.
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
At the same time, following World War II, employers began to expand retirement benefits for their full-time employees, providing them with defined-benefit pensions and other important benefits for old age.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2025
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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