actuarial

adjective

ac·​tu·​ar·​i·​al ˌak-chə-ˈwer-ē-əl 

-shə-

1

: of or relating to actuaries

2

: relating to statistical calculation especially of life expectancy

actuarially

ˌak-chə-ˈwer-ē-ə-lē 

-shə-

adverb

Examples of actuarial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Trades or businesses that are subject to this phase-out include businesses involving the performance of services in the fields of health, law, accounting, actuarial science, performing arts, consulting, athletics or financial services. —Lynn Mucenski Keck, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025

By 1976, an actuarial analysis showed PFRS was so underfunded that the city would need to spend more than half its annual budget to fix it. —Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 17 June 2025

Unlike insurance industries with actuarial tables dating back decades, cybersecurity lacks the same wealth of historical, standardized metrics. —Steve Carter, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025

Anyone with easy access to an actuarial table can tell you how those things tend to go. —The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 16 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

actuary + -al entry 1

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for actuarial

• adversarial
• secretarial
• urticarial
• aerial
• areal
• ariel
• burial
• antimalarial
• biserial
• filarial
• malarial
• subaerial

Legal Definition

actuarial

adjective

ac·​tu·​ar·​i·​al ˌak-chə-ˈwer-ē-əl, ˌak-shə- 

1

: of or relating to actuaries

2

: relating to statistical calculation especially of life expectancy

actuarially adverb