Ira - Definition
ira
n 1: a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used
terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive
British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united
independent Ireland [syn: Irish Republican Army, IRA,
Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA,
Provos]
2: 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 [syn: individual
retirement account, IRA]
3: belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified
as one of the deadly sins) [syn: wrath, anger, ire,
ira]