actuary
pronunciation
How to pronounce actuary in British English:
UK [ˈæktʃuəri]
How to pronounce actuary in American English:
US [ˈæktʃeri]
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- Noun:
- someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)
Word Origin
- actuary (n.)
- 1550s, "registrar, clerk," from Latin actuarius "copyist, account-keeper," from actus "public business" (see act (n.)). Modern insurance office meaning first recorded 1849.
Example
- 1. Friedman originally intended to be a mathematician , and later an actuary .
- 2. An actuary is a business professional who analyzes the financial consequences of risk .
- 3. Vicky yang , 30 , is an actuary at an accounting firm in beijing .
- 4. She 's a purposeful 29-year-old actuary who rarely smiles but loves nothing better than a party .
- 5. Last year , actuary placed second and mathematician first , while lumberjack ranked as the worst job .