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IRA

abbr.

1. individual retirement account

2. Irish Republican Army

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IRA

abbreviation for

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Irish Republican Army

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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.

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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"

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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)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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Wherein you showed a lot of sense, for Ira J., having altered his will in your favour, apparently had no time before he died to alter it again in somebody else's, which he would most certainly have done if he had lived long enough, for his chief recreation seems to have been making his will.

He wrote that Ira Nutcombe of whom they had spoken so often had most surprisingly left him in his will a large sum of money, and eased his conscience by telling himself that half of a million pounds undeniably was a large sum of money.

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Surely in counsels concerning religion, that counsel of the apostle would be prefixed, Ira hominis non implet justitiam Dei.

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"C'est assez pour aujourd'hui, messieurs; demain nous recommencerons, et j'espere que tout ira bien."

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The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said the total IRA shares of LGUs for next year shall be P648.92 billion, per certification of the Bureau of Internal Revenue on the actual internal revenue taxes collected in FY 2017.

LGUs' 2020 IRA share up 12.75%

If you have additional dollars to invest, you also can put them into an IRA for 2019, now that the year has begun.

Double (and triple) IRA season is here

If you name your spouse as the beneficiary of your IRA he or she can convert it from an inherited IRA by "rolling it over" into his or her own IRA The "roll-over" IRA should offer the same bankruptcy protection as your spouse's own IRA This, however, does not apply to the children.

Naming your revocable trust as beneficiary

Roth IRA investors tend to be younger, which ICI attributes to the fact that only recently have the rules regarding Roth IRA contribution limits, conversions and rollovers been eased.

IRAs Serving Their Purpose

So-called "alternative investments" are being sought out by IRA owners out of preferences for other asset classes--such as real estate--or a desire to produce better returns.

Self-directed IRAs: opportunities and pitfalls you should know

Any funds you convert during the tax year, other than amounts that represent nondeductible (after-tax) contributions to your traditional IRA, are treated as taxable income for that year.