individual : Idioms & Phrases


individual retirement account

  • noun a retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement; taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred
    IRA.
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on an individual basis

  • adverb apart from others
    individually; one by one; singly; separately; severally.
    • taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square
    • the fine points are treated singly
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