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Describing a pension plan in which the members do not provide their own direct contributions (that is, the employer makes all monetary contributions; the employees make no monetary contributions, whereas their service toward the company's ability to operate is their indirect contribution, for which the pension is remuneration).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Not being a contributing factor (to a decision, analysis, or situation), such as not contributing to a medical diagnosis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- Although medical history is always relevant to diagnosis, it is sometimes noncontributory, shedding no light on possible causes of symptoms.
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From non- + contributory.
Across languages
Translations
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Irish:
neamhchionmhar
— describing a pension plan in which the members do not provide their own direct contributions
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Spanish:
no contributivo
— describing a pension plan in which the members do not provide their own direct contributions