Some investments, for short

The answer

IRAS

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IRAS answer page.

Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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• CDS (5 uses in xd)

Other clues for IRAS

Every other clue in this collection answered by IRAS, most used first.

• 401(k) alternatives - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
• Some nest eggs - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
• Nest egg choices - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
• S&L offerings - used 46 times, most recently in 2024
• 401(k) relatives - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Gershwin and Levin - used 37 times, most recently in 2015
• Levin and Gershwin - used 32 times, most recently in 2018
• Nest eggs, briefly - used 32 times, most recently in 2022
• Tax-deferred accts. - used 29 times, most recently in 2023
• Cleopatra's maid. - used 27 times, most recently in 1996
• Some nest eggs, for short - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Cleo's maid. - used 18 times, most recently in 2000
• Nest eggs, for short - used 18 times, most recently in 2023
• Retirement accts. - used 16 times, most recently in 2021
• Some long-term investments, briefly - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• 401(k) cousins - used 15 times, most recently in 2019
• Cleopatra's attendant. - used 15 times, most recently in 2005
• Some savings plans - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Some nest eggs: Abbr. - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Gershwin et al. - used 13 times, most recently in 2003
• Keogh alternatives - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• Some nest eggs, briefly - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• They may be rolled over - used 12 times, most recently in 2016
• Bank offerings - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Some savings plans, briefly - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Gershwin and others - used 10 times, most recently in 2011
• Nest egg accts. - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Tax-deferred plans - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Nest egg plans: Abbr. - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Form 5498 subjects - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Savings plans, for short - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Some savings plans, for short - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Cleopatra's handmaiden - used 7 times, most recently in 1999
• Nest eggs - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Some long-term investments - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Certain nest eggs, for short - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Nest-egg funds - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Nest eggs for srs. - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Plans for the future - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Portfolio parts, briefly - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Savers' options - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Some savings accts. - used 6 times, most recently in 2014

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