IRA

abbr.

1. individual retirement account

2. Irish Republican Army

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IRA

abbreviation for

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Irish Republican Army

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IRA

or I.R.A.,

1. individual retirement account.

2. Irish Republican Army.

IRA

(Irish Republican Army) A militant nationalist organization striving for a united independent Ireland through increasingly terrorist means; responsible for many civilian deaths both in Britain and Northern Ireland. Considered the military wing of Sinn Fein, it is also called Provisional IRA.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	IRA - a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provos act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear Sinn Fein - an Irish republican political movement founded in 1905 to promote independence from England and unification of Ireland; became the political branch of the Irish Republican Army Eire, Ireland, Irish Republic, Republic of Ireland - a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
	2.	IRA - 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 individual retirement account pension account, pension plan, retirement account, retirement plan, retirement program, retirement savings account, retirement savings plan - a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement
	3.	ira - belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) ire, wrath, anger deadly sin, mortal sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins"

Translations

IRA

N ABBR

1. =Irish Republican Army → IRA m

2. (US) =individual retirement account

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

IRA

[ˌaɪɑːrˈeɪ]

n abbr (=Irish Republican Army) → IRA f

(US) (=individual retirement account)

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IRA

abbr of Irish Republican Army → IRA f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

IRA

[ˌaɪɑːrˈeɪ] n abbr =Irish Republican Army → I.R.A. f

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Taxpayers with Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA) Plans, by Type of Plan, Tax Year 2010 [All figures are estimates based on samples--money amounts are in thousands of dollars] Contributions deducted Total contributions [1] on Form 1040 Number of Number of taxpayers Amount taxpayers Amount Type of plan (1) (2) (3) (4) Total [4] 11,540,393 51,210,690 4,166,699 20,737,719 Traditional IRA plans 3,487,945 12,801,391 3,019,530 11,443,203 SEP plans 1,053,876 11,963,079 614,383 7,101,137 SIMPLE plans 1,709,465 7,881,701 591,901 2,193,379 Roth IRA plans 5,801,369 18,564,519 n.a.

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(E) Holds an investment product through you, such as when you act as a custodian for securities or for assets in an Individual Retirement Arrangement;

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These tax advantages may be particularly important to individuals who lost the deductibility of individual retirement arrangement contributions when the Tax Reform Act of 1986 linked deductibility to adjusted gross income where a single person or either taxpayer on a joint return was eligible to benefit from an eligible employer-sponsored retirement plan.

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