individual retirement account

noun

: ira

Examples of individual retirement account in a Sentence

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Ken Cedeno | Reuters Roth individual retirement account conversions have become a popular way for investors to reduce lifetime taxes. Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025 As traditional institutional investors hit allocation ceilings, GPs are looking toward individual retirement accounts as their next major capital source. Dave Smith, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025 Scammers may ask you to move your funds into an individual retirement account (IRA), then try to convince you to make high-risk or worthless investments. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025 Trump is mulling an executive order that would instruct the Securities and Exchange Commission and Labor Department to guide directors of 401(k) and individual retirement account plans to make investments in private equity funds, The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month. Tobias Burns, The Hill, 31 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for individual retirement account

Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of individual retirement account was in 1974

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“Individual retirement account.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/individual%20retirement%20account. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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individual retirement account

noun
individual re·​tire·​ment account
often capitalized I&R&A
: ira
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