ira

  • 11IRA — n. The Irish Republican Army, a group in Ireland with the primary goal of promoting the unification of Ireland and the severing of the political bond of Northern Ireland with Great Britain, of mostly secret membership, with a militant wing… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12IRA — n. (Finance) individual retirement account; a special type of savings account allowed by law to provide deferred taxation of the interest paid. [U.S., acronym] Syn: individual retirement account. [PJC] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 13IRA — acronyme pour Irish Republican Army ( Armée républicaine irlandaise ). Force militaire nationaliste, fondée en 1919, qui, après le traité de Londres (1921), poursuivit la lutte pour l indépendance de toute l Irlande. Interdite depuis 1939, elle… …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 14IRA — [ˌaı a:r ˈeı] n 1.) the IRA the Irish Republican Army an illegal organization that wants to unite Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland →Sinn Fein 2.) [ˈaırə] AmE individual retirement account a special bank account in which you can save… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15IRA — (Irish Republican Army) radical Irish nationalist organization devoted to the integration of Ireland IRA (Individual Retirement Account) tax deferred trust fund into which individual employees can deposit part of their salaries for withdrawal… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 16IRA — [n] individual retirement account Keogh plan, retirement plan, Roth IRA, self funded retirement plan, tax free savings account; concepts 335,340,446,710 …

    New thesaurus

  • 17IRA — IRA1 [ī΄är΄ā′, ī′rə] ☆ n. pl. IRA s [I(ndividual) R(etirement) A(ccount)] a personal retirement plan whereby a limited amount of annual earned income may be saved or invested in specially designated accounts, with taxes on the earnings deferred… …

    English World dictionary

  • 18Ira — [ī′rə] n. [Heb ʼ īrā, lit., watchful] a masculine name …

    English World dictionary

  • 19Ira [1] — Ira (Eira, a. Geogr.), 1) messenischer Berg u. Städtchen an der Nede; im zweiten Messenischen Krieg Hauptpunkt der Unternehmungen des Aristomenes; wurde 11 Jahre von den Spartanern belagert u. erst dann von ihnen erobert, s. Messenische Kriege;… …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 20Ira [2] — Ira (lat.), Zorn …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon