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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Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
The program Kamrooz has created lets homeowners build wealth simply by delaying the sale of the home to a future time, literally creating a home 401(k) or IRA that allows time to pass to benefit from the appreciating value.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Some brokerages, such as Fidelity, have begun offering direct cryptocurrency investments in IRA accounts, and others, such as Charles Schwab, offer access to crypto ETFs.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
The law primarily affects workplace retirement accounts such as 401(k), 403(b), SIMPLE, and IRA accounts.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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Public-private partnerships like Germany’s Steelorbis or the US Clean Hydrogen Hubs (part of IRA) aim to de-risk large projects.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
The program Kamrooz has created lets homeowners build wealth simply by delaying the sale of the home to a future time, literally creating a home 401(k) or IRA that allows time to pass to benefit from the appreciating value.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Some brokerages, such as Fidelity, have begun offering direct cryptocurrency investments in IRA accounts, and others, such as Charles Schwab, offer access to crypto ETFs.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
The law primarily affects workplace retirement accounts such as 401(k), 403(b), SIMPLE, and IRA accounts.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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“IRA.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/IRA. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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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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