defined benefit pension plan
- defined benefit pension plan
- A *pension plan that arranges its funding on the basis of predetermined amounts payable to members. The amounts payable to members on retirement are usually a function of a combination of some or all of the following (items ii and iii refer to occupational pension plans):
(i) age,
(ii) length of service, and
(iii) salary on retirement. Contrast *defined contribution pension plan.
Auditor's dictionary.
2014.
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