plural IRAs
: a retirement savings account in which income taxes on certain deposits and on all gains are deferred until withdrawals are made
Irish Republican Army
Examples of IRA in a Sentence
Abbreviation
a representative of the IRA
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Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
Counted income includes Social Security benefits, pension payments, IRA payments, property income, alimony, dividends, salary and wages.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
These included the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA).
—Colm Tóibín, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
That is the difference between a young adult who knows how to open a Roth IRA at 22 and one who figures it out at 42 — twenty compounding years later.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Up to $35,000 in unused 529 funds can now be rolled into a Roth IRA for the beneficiary, as long as the account has been open for at least 15 years.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
Counted income includes Social Security benefits, pension payments, IRA payments, property income, alimony, dividends, salary and wages.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
These included the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA).
—Colm Tóibín, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
That is the difference between a young adult who knows how to open a Roth IRA at 22 and one who figures it out at 42 — twenty compounding years later.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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“IRA.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/IRA. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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IRA
noun
: an account in which a person may deposit up to a stipulated amount each year and that is not taxable until retirement or early withdrawal
Note: Deposits to an IRA may not be completely or partially deductible from adjusted gross income if one's income exceeds a set level.
Etymology
Noun
individual retirement account
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