retirement plan

noun

US
: a system for saving money for use during retirement

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These can inevitably end up complicating what seemed like a smart retirement plan. — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 10 Aug. 2026 The form reports retirement plan distributions, including rollovers, and helps determine whether any portion of the distribution is taxable. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026 For middle-income Americans, those in the 40th to 60th percentile by income, the median retirement plan held just $39,000, and nearly half of that group had no retirement savings. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026 Only about half of Gen Xers even participate in a workplace retirement plan. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 July 2026 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 15 Aug. 2026.

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