SEP

¹ American

[sep] / sɛp /

noun

Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.

sep. ² American

abbreviation

separate.
separated.

Example Sentences

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The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF has tumbled 30% from its 52 week closing high of $117.79 on Sep. 22, 2025.

From Barron's

A document labeled “CONFIDENTIAL” dated Sep. 3, 2013, outlined the multi-page agreement between Gates and Nikolic in a “partnership interest,” including edits in dark red.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Sep. 4, Anderberg went to a local hospital complaining of shaking in his arms and legs and severe insomnia.

From The Wall Street Journal

Each SEP must include Taylor-rule estimates of dots that would deliver the Committee’s central-tendency inflation and economic projections, plus information on the Fed’s balance sheet.

From Barron's

The private label food and beverage company said its shareholders will receive $22.50 a share in cash, which represents a 38% premium to the company’s closing price on Sep. 26, the last trading day prior to market speculation around a transaction.

From The Wall Street Journal

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