SEP

¹ American  

[sep] / sɛp /

noun

1. 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.

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sep. ² American  

abbreviation

1. separate.

2. separated.

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Example Sentences

This Summary of Economic Projections, or SEP, has become an important policy output of the Fed.

From The Wall Street Journal

A SEP often moves markets the afternoon it’s released, and it sets a baseline against which investors judge subsequent policy decisions and statements from Fed officials.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Fed’s Summary of Economic Projections also found a median guess of a single quarter-point reduction by year-end, the same as the previous SEP released in December.

From Barron's

Economists at Goldman Sachs, for example, expect the SEP to show higher core and headline inflation for the year, as well as a lower GDP forecast—topped off with slightly higher unemployment.

From Barron's

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