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annuities

  • plural
    of annuity.
    annuity
    noun
    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.

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However, higher interest rates tend to mean better rates offered on annuities, and there is a chance of more rate rises in the UK by the Bank of England.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

“Salespeople typically push annuities, Medicare plans and estate-planning services.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

This is comparable to the U.S., but the funds are managed by nonprofit industry trusts that convert accumulated savings into lifetime annuities rather than lump sums.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

There are insurance products that offer inflation protection, such as annuities, but retirees have to pay for the perk, she said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

The gray head-stones and grass-grown graves brought home to him no passing thought of change and mortality; death was to him an arithmetical formula by which he measured annuities and reversions and policies.

From The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu