actuary
Insurance. a person who computes premium rates, dividends, risks, etc., according to probabilities based on statistical records.
(formerly) a registrar or clerk.
Origin of actuary
1Other words from actuary
- ac·tu·ar·i·al [ak-choo-air-ee-uhl], /ˌæk tʃuˈɛər i əl/, ac·tu·ar·i·an, adjective
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How to use actuary in a sentence
Those people will dial up their old chum at the Senator's office and demand to know why the Medicare actuaries want them to die.
Why Not Make Social Security Benefits Even More Generous | Megan McArdle | March 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe actuaries calculated that hitting that 90 percent should keep the trust fund in pretty good shape.
That the life-insurance actuaries do not recognize this truth is a shame to their perception.
Journeys to Bagdad | Charles S. BrooksBut the totals of deaths came out very nearly as the actuaries had expected.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2) | Charles CreightonThe actuaries of the insurance companies will assure you as to that.
Our Railroads To-Morrow | Edward Hungerford
Some of these had been tabulated by actuaries, the latest tabulation being of those for the five years ending 1855.
You are ten years my junior, and insurance actuaries give women longer lives than men when they have attained a certain age.
The Bartlett Mystery | Louis Tracy
British Dictionary definitions for actuary
/ (ˈæktʃʊərɪ) /
a person qualified to calculate commercial risks and probabilities involving uncertain future events, esp in such contexts as life assurance
Origin of actuary
1Derived forms of actuary
- actuarial (ˌæktʃʊˈɛərɪəl), adjective
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Cultural definitions for actuary
[ (ak-chooh-er-ee) ]
A mathematician who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums.
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