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  SEP

  noun

  Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
• sep.
  sep.

  abbreviation

  separate.

SEP

¹ American  

[sep] / sɛp /

noun

1. Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.

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sep. ² American  

abbreviation

1. separate.

2. separated.

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Example Sentences

I feel like the first time I found out that one of my friends had a SEP IRA, I was like, “When did we all decide that we’re getting SEP IRAs?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Warsh said one task force would improve the form and function of Fed communications, including the SEP, news conferences, the dot plot, as well as meeting transcripts and minutes.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Warsh said he expects the task force focused on communications eventually will propose “some well-considered changes,” including to the Fed’s summary of economic projections, or SEP.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

“I, however, refrained from offering any projections of my own, consistent with my long-held views on the SEP, at least as currently structured.”

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

He sighed heavily and perused the letter, which read as follows: Chicago, Ill., SEP.

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