First Known Use: 1989
Dictionary
401(k)
noun \ˌfȯr-(ˌ)ō-(ˌ)wən-ˈkā\
: a method by which the workers in a company can save money for their retirement by having an amount of money saved from their paychecks over a long period of time
Full Definition of 401(K)
: 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
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Origin of 401(K)
from the section of the Internal Revenue Code that established it
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