retirement plan

noun

US
: a system for saving money for use during retirement

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The Heaven Hill brand ambassador, who was recently promoted to whiskey ambassador emeritus, sees this new role as his retirement plan. Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 7 July 2025 Employees with 10 or more years of tenure who were automatically enrolled in their company’s retirement plan had median account balances roughly 60% higher than those who had to opt-in to contributions, the same Vanguard study found. Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 29 June 2025 Additionally, under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), working 1,000 hours within a year may grant you eligibility to participate in your employer’s retirement plan. Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 17 June 2025 The expiring tax Oakland property owners have paid the current pension tax since 1981 to cover the shortfall in a retirement plan for city firefighters and police officers — a plan that was closed to new members nearly a half century ago. Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for retirement plan

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“Retirement plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retirement%20plan. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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