actuarial

[ ak-choo-air-ee-uhl ]

/ ˌæk tʃuˈɛər i əl /

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adjective

Insurance. relating to or being the science of computing premium rates, risks, dividends, etc., according to probabilities based on statistics:Over this period, the fund earned a return of 14.37%, exceeding the actuarial assumed return of 7.70%.

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[ak-choo-air-ee-uhn] /ˌæk tʃuˈɛər i ən/ .

OTHER WORDS FROM actuarial

ac·tu·ar·i·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby actuarial

actualization, actualize, actually, actuals, actual sin, actuarial, actuary, actuate, actuation, actuator, act up

How to use actuarial in a sentence

The lower required minimum distribution numbers, issued by the Treasury and the IRS last November, are based on actuarial tables developed by the American Academy of Actuaries.
Another tax break for wealthy Americans will go into effect soon|Allan Sloan|April 12, 2021|Washington Post
A disastrous first date between an icy actuary and a sunny astrologer turns into a temporary alliance to endure family holiday gatherings.
Best romance novels of 2020|Sarah Wendell|November 19, 2020|Washington Post
Darcy, an actuary and the reserved sister of Elle’s business partner, is decidedly less excited.
‘Written in the Stars’ is a ‘Pride and Prejudice’ reboot that’s charming, effervescent and entirely itself|Ellen Morton|November 10, 2020|Washington Post
Prospect told the attorney general that any necessary future payments would “be made based on recommended annual contribution amounts as provided by the Plan’s actuarial advisors.”
Investors Extracted $400 Million From a Hospital Chain That Sometimes Couldn’t Pay for Medical Supplies or Gas for Ambulances|by Peter Elkind with Doris Burke|September 30, 2020|ProPublica

That miscalculation could mean serious trouble in terms of actuarial soundness.
With More Competition and Choice, Obamacare Might Not Be So Horrible|Nick Gillespie|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Social security encourages behavior which undermines the actuarial soundness of social security itself.
Sorry, Folks: One Way or the Other, You'll Never Be Able to Completely Count on Retirement|Megan McArdle|March 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Nate Silver meets the Grim Reaper, without all the confusing actuarial tables.
Being Unemployed Could Help Cause a Heart Attack, Researchers Find|Kent Sepkowitz|November 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But while support for ending the death penalty was cold and actuarial, opposition to the measure was emotional and raw.
Death Penalty Survives In California, But Three-Strikes Law Cut Back|David R. Dow|November 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
There is also literally a conversation about contemporary practices in actuarial mathematics.
Saw, Scrutinized|Choire Sicha|October 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It only represents the actuarial average expectation of all the lives.
Essays in Liberalism|Various
I shall set up chambers in the City, and work at actuarial calculations and conveyancing.
Mrs. Warren's Profession|George Bernard Shaw
The actuarial degree of improbability as to a coincidence so close, over a range so vast, I will not undertake to compute.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park
Few seem to be aware how greatly the knowledge of what may be termed the actuarial side of heredity has advanced in recent years.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park
The per capita cost of $1.23 in 1906 is far below the actuarial cost.
Beneficiary Features of American Trade Unions|James B. Kennedy