Actuary Definition

ăkcho͝o-ĕrē

actuaries

noun

actuaries

A statistician who computes insurance risks and premiums.

American Heritage

A person whose work is to calculate statistically risks, premiums, life expectancies, etc. for insurance.

Webster's New World

One who computes insurance and property costs, such as the cost of insurance premiums and risks.

Webster's New World Law

(dated, 16th-19th century) Registrar, clerk.

Wiktionary

A professional who calculates financial values associated with uncertain events subject to risk, such as insurance premiums or pension contributions.

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Other Word Forms of Actuary

Singular:

actuary

Plural:

actuaries

Latin āctuārius secretary of accounts from ācta records from neuter pl. past participle of agere to drive, do ag- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin actuarius (“copyist, account-keeper”), from actus (“public business”); see actuarius.

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