actuary
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English
Etymology
From Latin āctuārius (“copyist, account-keeper”), from āctus (“public business”); see actuarius.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæktʃuˌɛɹi/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæktjʊəɹi/, /ˈæktʃʊəɹi/, /ˈæktʃəɹi/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
actuary (plural actuaries)
- (dated) Registrar, clerk.
- A professional who calculates financial values associated with uncertain events subject to risk, such as insurance premiums or pension contributions.
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Descendants
- → Portuguese: atuário
Translations
maker of insurance calculations
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Further reading
- “actuary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “actuary”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “actuary”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.