ira
1. [ noun ] (finance,work) a self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement; taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred
Synonyms: individual_retirement_account
Related terms: pension_plan
2. [ noun ] (military,politics) 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
Synonyms: provisional_ira provisional_irish_republican_army provos Irish_Republican_Army
Related terms: organization foreign_terrorist_organization Sinn_Fein Ireland
3. [ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 1535
4. [ noun ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 351
5. [ noun ] (religion,theology) belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Synonyms: anger ire wrath
Related terms: mortal_sin anger
Similar spelling:   Ir
  ire
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