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Ira definition

Ira (ī′rə)

noun

a masculine name

Etymology: Heb ʼīrā, lit., watchful

IRA1 definition

IRA (ī′är′ā′, ī′rə)

noun pl. IRA's

a personal retirement plan whereby a limited amount of annual earned income may be saved or invested in specially designated accounts, with taxes on the earnings deferred until retirement: for some individuals, income placed in such accounts is deductible from taxable income

Etymology: I(ndividual) R(etirement) A(ccount)

IRA2 definition

IRA (ī′är′ā′)

Irish Republican Army

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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