replacement ratio
collocation in Englishmeaningsofreplacementandratio
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replacement
noun
uk/rɪˈpleɪs.mənt/us/rɪˈpleɪs.mənt/
the process of replacing something with ...
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ratio
noun[C]
uk/ˈreɪ.ʃi.əʊ/us/ˈreɪ.ʃi.oʊ/
the relationship between two groups or amounts that expresses how much bigger one is than ...
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(Definition ofreplacementandratiofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The supplementalreplacementratiois the actualreplacementratio(typically 75%) minus the alternativereplacementratiobased on the account balance.
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Initialreplacementratiois the ratio of pension benefit to final salary of $125,378.
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Adjustedreplacementratiois obtained by expressing the pension benefit as a fraction of final salary of $125,378.
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Thereplacementratiofor a $40,000 employee is 60.41 %, and rises to 63.62 % when initial salary is $60,000.
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At that point, thereplacementratiobegins to fall because, even as final average wages rise, the benefit level is capped.
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A lowreplacementratiois not necessarily worse than a high one.
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Recalculating the adjustedreplacementratioshows the impact of the differences in indexing and choice of guarantee period.
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This quantity is here called thereplacementratio.
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The lump sum generated by the simulations is converted to a single life ten-year certain annuity and the adjustedreplacementratiois reported.
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In this, thereplacementratiois compared to the mortality ratio, and in most samples is seen to be virtually identical.
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The alternativereplacementratiois the initial annual benefit divided by the retiree's highest average salary.
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The fourth deferred compensation measure is the supplementalreplacementratio.
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Moreover, the analysis of what was called the ' 'replacementratio' ' showed that there was indeed a higher forgetting ratio when the translation equivalent was learned than when it was not.
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This lowers the adjustedreplacementratio.
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The consequence is that theirreplacementratiois changed.
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That system is known as netreplacementratio, and it uses the figure of 100 to represent average manufacturing earnings.
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The average contribution per month made to private pensions at present is some £68 whereas to secure a two-thirdsreplacementratioit would have to be some £140.
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This approach provides a sophisticated estimate of thereplacementratiobased on country-specific legislative parameters.
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However, the biggest shift in replacement ratios comes as a result of increases in the generosity of indexing.
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He computes replacement ratios for representative, overlapping cohorts, following investment strategies involving stocks alone, bonds alone, and an equally-weighted stock-bond portfolio.
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