actuary

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ac=tu=ary

CIDE DICTIONARY

actuary, n. [L. actuarius copyist, clerk, fr. actus, p. p. of agere to do, act.].

•  A registrar or clerk; -- used originally in courts of civil law jurisdiction, but in Europe used for a clerk or registrar generally.  [1913 Webster]
•  The computing official of an insurance company; one whose profession it is to calculate for insurance companies the risks and premiums for life, fire, and other insurances.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

actuary, n. (pl. -ies) an expert in statistics, esp. one who calculates insurance risks and premiums.

Derivative

actuarial adj. actuarially adv.

Etymology

L actuarius bookkeeper f. actus past part. of agere ACT

THESAURUS

actuary

CA, CPA, abacist, accident insurance, accountant, accountant general, annuity, assurance, auditor, aviation insurance, bail bond, bank accountant, bank examiner, bond, bookkeeper, business life insurance, calculator, casualty insurance, certificate of insurance, certified public accountant, chartered accountant, clerk, comptroller, computer, controller, cost accountant, cost keeper, court bond, credit insurance, credit life insurance, deductible, endowment insurance, estimator, family maintenance policy, fidelity bond, fidelity insurance, figurer, flood insurance, fraternal insurance, government insurance, health insurance, industrial life insurance, insurance, insurance agent, insurance broker, insurance company, insurance man, insurance policy, interinsurance, journalizer, liability insurance, license bond, limited payment insurance, major medical insurance, malpractice insurance, marine insurance, mutual company, ocean marine insurance, permit bond, policy, reckoner, recorder, registrar, robbery insurance, social security, statistician, stock company, term insurance, theft insurance, underwriter

ROGET THESAURUS

actuary

Accounts

N accounts, accompts, commercial arithmetic, monetary arithmetic, statistics, money matters, finance, budget, bill, score, reckoning, account, books, account book, ledger, day book, cash book, pass book, journal, debtor and creditor account, cash account, running account, account current, balance, balance sheet, compte rendu, account settled, acquit, assets, expenditure, liabilities, outstanding accounts, profit and loss account, profit and loss statement, receipts, bookkeeping, accounting, double entry bookkeeping, reckoning, audit, accountant, auditor, actuary, bookkeeper, bean counter, financier, accounting party, chartered accountant, certified accountant, accounting firm, auditing firm, monetary, accountable, accounting.