Compensation Glossary

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A defined benefit or defined contribution plan, such as pension or other employee benefit plan, that has been developed by a sponsoring organization and that provides a single trust account in which all adopting employers must invest their plan contributions. The sponsoring organization must have the plan approved by the Internal Revenue Service.

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