individual : Idioms & Phrases
individual retirement account
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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.
WordNet
on an individual basis
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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