actuarial

adjective

ac·​tu·​ar·​i·​al ˌak-chə-ˈwer-ē-əl How to pronounce actuarial (audio)
-shə-
1
: of or relating to actuaries
2
: relating to statistical calculation especially of life expectancy
actuarially adverb

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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 See All Example Sentences for actuarial

Word History

Etymology

actuary + -al entry 1

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of actuarial was in 1869

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“Actuarial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actuarial. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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actuarial

adjective
ac·​tu·​ar·​i·​al ˌak-chə-ˈwer-ē-əl, ˌak-shə- How to pronounce actuarial (audio)
1
: of or relating to actuaries
2
: relating to statistical calculation especially of life expectancy
actuarially adverb

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