Associations to the word «Actuary»

Wiktionary

ACTUARY, noun. (dated) (16th-19th century) registrar, clerk.
ACTUARY, noun. A professional who calculates financial values associated with uncertain events subject to risk, such as insurance premiums or pension contributions.

Dictionary definition

ACTUARY, noun. Someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats