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annuity

[ uh-noo-i-tee, uh-nyoo- ]

noun

plural annuities.
  1. a specified income payable at stated intervals for a fixed or a contingent period, often for the recipient's life, in consideration of a stipulated premium paid either in prior installment payments or in a single payment.
  2. the right to receive such an income, or the duty to make such a payment or payments.


annuity

/ əˈ²ÔÂá³ÜËɪ³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. a fixed sum payable at specified intervals, esp annually, over a period, such as the recipient's life, or in perpetuity, in return for a premium paid either in instalments or in a single payment
  2. the right to receive or the duty to pay such a sum
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

annuity

  1. A sum of money payable yearly or at regular intervals.
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Notes

Many people's retirement funds are set up to be paid in annuities.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³Üp±ð°ù·²¹²Ô·²Ô³Üi·³Ù²â noun plural superannuities
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of annuity1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Anglo-French ²¹²Ô²Ô³Ü¾±³Ùé, annualté, from Medieval Latin ²¹²Ô²Ô³Ü¾±³ÙÄå²õ, equivalent to Latin annu(us) “yearly,†derivative of annus “year†+ -¾±³ÙÄå²õ -ity
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of annuity1

C15: from French ²¹²Ô²Ô³Ü¾±³Ùé, from Medieval Latin ²¹²Ô²Ô³Ü¾±³ÙÄå²õ, from Latin annuus annual
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Example Sentences

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However, the market is favourable to anyone currently buying an annuity - a retirement income for the rest of their life, bought only once.

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Administrative costs total only 0.5% of annual benefits, about a quarter of the percentage cost fifty years ago, and far cheaper than private retirement annuities.

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Tuesday’s winner can opt for an annual annuity that pays out over 30 years or claim a $409.3-million lump sum.

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The legislation goes further to assert that the act of killing oneself with self-administered prescription medication does not invalidate any part of an insurance policy or annuity.

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The jackpot has a cash value of $621 million if the winner chooses to take a lump sum rather than an annuity paid over 30 years, with an immediate payout followed by 29 annual installments.

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