What does "ira" mean?
Initialism of individual retirement account.
Ira
/aɪ ɑɹ eɪ/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Initialism of individual retirement account.
- Grammar: ira is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: anger, ire, wrath, acedia.
- Useful contrasts: calm, composure, patience.
- Usage evidence: Many people invest their retirement savings in a Roth IRA.
How to use "ira"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of individual retirement account. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"Since you fund a nondeductible IRA with already-taxed dollars, you might figure you wouldn't pay any income taxes on the conversion. But you wouldn't just owe tax on the funds you're converting; you'd also have to take the pretax contributions and gains in all your non-Roth IRAs into account."
- 2 belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) wordnet
- 3 a retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement; taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of Irish Republican Army. Ireland, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 A captain of King David, a minor figure in the Bible mentioned in 2 Samuel 20:26.
"And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David."
- 3 A female given name from the Slavic languages.
- 4 Initialism of Internet Research Agency. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 5 A male given name from Hebrew, mostly of American usage.
"So is Ira Gershwin something to do with the more famous George Gershwin? Caroline says. She was his wife, wasn't she? Jen says coming in with plates balanced on her arm. He was his brother, Mark says. It comes into his head how much Faye loved songs. He had quite forgotten how much. It does sound like a girl's name, though, doesn't it? Caroline is saying. There's no way I'd ever call a daughter that, Hannah says."
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- 6 Initialism of Inflation Reduction Act. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"In the September follow-up, those significant gains looked much more contingent. More than 80 percent of the potential emissions reductions from the I.R.A. would be lost, the report concluded, if the country continued to expand the electricity grid at only its recent pace of about 1 percent per year."
- 7 An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Iowa.
- 8 An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri.
- 9 A town in Cayuga County, New York.
- 10 An unincorporated community in Scurry County, Texas.
- 11 A town in Rutland County, Vermont.
Example
"Many people invest their retirement savings in a Roth IRA."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "ira"?
Common synonyms include: anger, ire, wrath, acedia, avarice, envy.
How do you use "ira" in a sentence?
Many people invest their retirement savings in a Roth IRA.
How do you pronounce "ira"?
Pronounced /aɪ ɑɹ eɪ/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From a Hebrew name עִירָא ('ira), from a word meaning "watchful".
Etymology 2
From the Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian and Czech diminutive of the cognates of Irene.