actuary
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin āctuārius (“copyist, account-keeper”), from āctus (“public business”); see actuarius.
Noun[edit]
actuary (plural actuaries)
- (dated) Registrar, clerk. [16th-19th c.]
- A professional who calculates financial values associated with uncertain events subject to risk, such as insurance premiums or pension contributions.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
maker of insurance calculations
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Further reading[edit]
- actuary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- actuary in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- actuary at OneLook Dictionary Search