nonforfeitable
Yours no matter
Nonforfeitable describes rights or benefits that cannot be taken away or lost, regardless of circumstances.
The term appears most often in pension and retirement contexts, where nonforfeitable benefits are those an employee has fully earned and will receive even if they leave the company: After five years, your contributions become nonforfeitable.
Also spelled non-forfeitable.
Legally guaranteed as yours
- accruedGradually accumulated
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
claim · eligibility · entitled · allocation · privilege · due · perquisite · annuity
Legally guaranteed as yours
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
- 401kEmployer-sponsored retirement savings
- IRATax-advantaged retirement fund
- annuityPeriodic fixed payment
benefits · plan · contributions · deferred · ERISA · schedule · cliff · graded
Legally or morally required
- permanentFixed without end
- unalterableIncapable of being changed
- immutableIncapable of being changed
- unchangeableImpossible to modify
absolute · fixed · guaranteed · unconditional · indefeasible · locked-in · secured · inalienable
vested
Legally guaranteed as yours
rights · claim · eligibility · entitled · allocation · privilege · due · perquisite · annuity · compensation
vested
Legally guaranteed as yours
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
- 401kEmployer-sponsored retirement savings
- IRATax-advantaged retirement fund
annuity · benefits · plan · contributions · deferred · ERISA · schedule · cliff · graded · participant
binding
Legally or morally required
- permanentFixed without end
- unalterableIncapable of being changed
- immutableIncapable of being changed
unchangeable · absolute · fixed · guaranteed · unconditional · indefeasible · locked-in · secured · inalienable · perpetual
nonforfeitableforfeitable
Subject to forced surrender
revocable · voidable · rescindable · terminable · cancellable
nonforfeitableunvested
Not yet owned outright
conditional · provisional · contingent · tentative · probationary
forfeit, forfeited, forfeiting, forfeiture, forfeiter, forfeitable, unforfeited