Defined Contribution

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
DC
Pronunciation
/dɪˈfaɪnd ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. Private health insurance and Medicare should increasingly be based on a defined contribution model.
  2. Defined contribution plans can reduce the taxes of workers and employers.
  3. Some even advocate a complete switch to a ( collective ) defined contribution system.
  4. Defined contribution plans do not offer guaranteed the benefits.
  5. That responsibility is not absolved when companies shift from defined benefit to defined contribution plans.

Other meanings of DC