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Noun: individual retirement account
  1. 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
    - IRA

Derived forms: individual retirement accounts

Type of: pension account, pension plan, retirement account, retirement plan, retirement program, retirement savings account, retirement savings plan

Encyclopedia: Individual retirement account