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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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SEP sep.

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

The current SEP IRA contribution limit for individuals over 50 is the lesser of 25% of compensation or $72,000, according to the Internal Revenue Service.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 4, 2026

This Summary of Economic Projections, or SEP, has become an important policy output of the Fed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

Each SEP must include Taylor-rule estimates of dots that would deliver the Committee’s central-tendency inflation and economic projections, plus information on the Fed’s balance sheet.

From Barron's ● Dec. 10, 2025

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

From Potash & Perlmutter Their Copartnership Ventures and Adventures by Glass, Montague

It would be better to entrust the procuring of the cut to the printer, for he will know just what is wanted and can sep. 51cure the same at a better price.

From Practical Pointers for Patentees by Cresee, Franklin