individual retirement account

noun

: ira

Examples of individual retirement account in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Up to $35,000 in total over a lifetime can be rolled over to a Roth individual retirement account for the beneficiary. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2024 Others are free to open individual retirement accounts, which offer similar perks. Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024 Workers were also given no-cost COBRA insurance and were allowed to withdraw up to $20,000 from their individual retirement accounts. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024 Birch Gold Group has been around for over two decades, giving them a wealth of knowledge in the individual retirement account (IRA) market. Laxmi Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023 Contributing to a traditional individual retirement account and health savings account are also good ways to maximize your tax savings, according to U.S. News. Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 8 Feb. 2024 All the winners offer individual and joint taxable accounts and individual retirement accounts; some offer additional account types. Bernice Napach, wsj.com, 12 Jan. 2024 Roth IRAs are simpler than the original flavor of individual retirement accounts, known as traditional IRAs, because they are funded with post-tax dollars. Tanza Loudenback, wsj.com, 4 Jan. 2024 Savings were even slimmer for other types of retirement plan, with median savings of $20,600 for 403(b) accounts and $14,500 for individual retirement accounts. Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

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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 19 Apr. 2024.

Legal Definition

individual retirement account

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