Korean slang profile
DC
DC
An abbreviation for a defined-contribution retirement pension in which the employee bears responsibility for managing the reserves.
An abbreviation for a defined-contribution retirement pension in which the employee bears responsibility for managing the reserves.
- Expanded form
- 확정기여형확정기여형 (defined contribution)
- 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
내 퇴직연금이 DC형인지 먼저 확인해 봐야겠어.
I should first check whether my retirement pension is a DC plan.
02Documented history
- June 2021이데일리 compared retirement-pension interest rates, giving ‘확정기여형’ alongside DC and explaining that employees bear investment responsibility.[1]
03Origin & word formation
이데일리 gives DC alongside ‘확정기여형’ (defined contribution) 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