IRS

British  

abbreviation

1. Internal Revenue Service

2. insulin resistance syndrome: a condition associated with diabetes mellitus in which higher than normal levels of insulin are present in the blood to compensate for the failure of normal insulin levels to perform their function

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Example Sentences

Don’t forget that large tax refunds mean the IRS has been allowed to hold your money interest-free.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Related: ‘He didn’t seem very alert’: Our CPA said we owe the IRS $443, but we’re actually due a refund of $637.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The average individual tax refund was up 11% on a year-over-year basis, to $3,571, they said, citing IRS data for the eight weeks through March 20.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

You can also use a personal account at IRS.gov External link to track your return, IRS correspondence and other matters, says Phyllis Jo Kubey, an enrolled agent in New York City.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Its constituents are men and women and children of all ages, folks on the dodge from collection agencies, relationships gone sour, the law or the IRS, Ohio winters, the middle- class grind.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer