Alternative forms

• 401k (nonstandard)

Etymology

From section 401(k) of the US Internal Revenue Code, which provides for such accounts.

Pronunciation

• enPR: fôr-ō-wŭn-kāCategory:Requests for attention concerning English#401K
• (General American) IPA^(key): /fɔɹ.oʊ̯.wʌn.keɪ̯/Category:English 4-syllable words#401KCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#401K

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• Hyphenation: 401(k)

Noun

401(k) (plural 401(k)s)Category:English lemmas#401KCategory:English nouns#401KCategory:English countable nouns#401KCategory:English words spelled without vowels#401KCategory:English terms spelled with numbers#401KCategory:English terms spelled with parentheses#401KCategory:English terms spelled with parentheses#401KCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#401KCategory:Pages with entries#401KCategory:Pages with 1 entry#401K

2. (USCategory:American English#401K) A tax-qualified, defined-contribution pension account.
   • 2005 March 1, Penelope Wang, “A 401(k) of Your Own”, in CNN Money‎:

     Entrepreneurs have responded enthusiastically: Solo 401(k) assets now stand at $2.5 billion, and could hit $90 billion by 2012.
     It's easy to see why the plans are becoming so popular. As with ordinary 401(k)s, as well as SEP-IRAs designed for the self-employed, individual 401(k)s allow you to invest a portion of your income on a pretax basis—and your contributions grow tax-deferred.

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   • 2006 April 23, Walter Hamilton, Kathy M. Kristof, Josh Friedman, “From the Archives: Fees Eat Away at Employees’ 401(k) Nest Eggs”, in Los Angeles Times‎:

     John Fuchs was checking his 401(k) account online one afternoon when he saw something that seemed amiss.

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   • 2008 January–February, Steve Calechman, “5 Things You Can Stop Worrying about (And 5 Others that Should Trouble You Deeply)”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 148:

     Contribute 10 percent of your salary each month to your 401(k), and you're good. Start at age 25 making $50,000 a year, and earn a 3 percent annual raise until retirement.

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