: a retirement account to which employee and employer contribute, on which taxes are deferred until withdrawal, and for which the employee usually selects the types of investments

Word History

Etymology

from the section of the Internal Revenue Code that established it

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of 401(k) was in 1980

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Cite this Entry

“401(k).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/401%28k%29. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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