# noncontributory

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. 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).
2. Not being a contributing factor (to a decision, analysis, or situation), such as not contributing to a medical diagnosis.

## Etymology
From non- + contributory.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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