Korean slang profile
DB
DB
An abbreviation for a defined-benefit retirement pension whose reserves are managed by the employer.
An abbreviation for a defined-benefit retirement pension whose reserves are managed by the employer.
- Expanded form
- 확정급여형확정급여형 (defined benefit)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 18, 2021
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
퇴직연금 안내문에서 DB형과 DC형의 차이를 읽었어.
I read the difference between DB and DC plans in the retirement-pension guide.
02Documented history
- June 2021이데일리 compared retirement-pension interest rates, giving ‘확정급여형’ alongside DB and explaining it as the employer-managed type.[1]
03Origin & word formation
이데일리 gives DB alongside ‘확정급여형’ (defined benefit) when explaining retirement-pension types. It distinguishes employer-managed plans from those where employees bear investment responsibility. This article does not establish the abbreviation’s expanded English form or first use.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
Only the Korean explanation and managing party in the retirement-pension context were checked. Uses of the same English abbreviation in other fields are not covered.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 퇴직연금 DB·DC 원리금보장상품, 0.1%p 금리 차이…왜? (이데일리)Published Jun 18, 2021Original source checked Nov 13, 2026