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Deferred compensation

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In job interviews & careers, deferred compensation means: Pay earned in one period but arranged to be received at a later time.

In Turkish: ertelenmiş ücret

How it is used

Use for delayed payment arrangements; ask when payment becomes due.

Example sentences

  1. The package included deferred compensation payable after three years.

    Earning the reward and receiving the money occur at different times.

  2. She compared the payment dates for deferred compensation in the two offers.

    Timing matters when comparing otherwise similar reward packages.

Common collocations

  • deferred compensation arrangement
  • receive deferred compensation
  • compensation packageEverything an employer gives you for your work, taken together: salary, bonus, shares, pension, insurance and other benefits.
  • salaryA fixed amount of money that an employer pays you for your work, usually agreed as a yearly figure and paid every month.

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