: a person who calculates insurance and annuity premiums, reserves, and dividends
Examples of actuary in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebBack in February, the government’s actuaries were still working through how much to update Medicare Advantage payments for next year.—Bob Herman Reprints, STAT, 15 Apr. 2024 But after actuaries found that premiums in the optional program would be unaffordable for most people, the Obama Administration killed the plan before it ever got started.—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 In 2022, California workers stayed on unemployment aid for an average of 18.1 weeks, compared with 14.5 weeks nationally, according to a study by the Department of Labor’s former lead actuary, Robert Pavosevich.—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024 Guarantees are for actuaries and car warranty salesmen, not fate deciders in the heart of March.—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for actuary
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Latin āctuārius "shorthand writer, keeper of accounts," alteration (with -u- from the u-stem action noun āctus) of *āctārius, from āctum "public transaction, record" + -ārius-ary entry 1 — more at act entry 1
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