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annuity

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

noun

, plural an·nu·i·ties.
  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

/ əˈnjuːɪtɪ /

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 Words From

  • super·an·nui·ty noun plural superannuities
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Word History and Origins

Origin of annuity1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Anglo-French annuité, annualté, from Medieval Latin annuitās, equivalent to Latin annu(us) “yearly,” derivative of annus “year” + -itās -ity
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Word History and Origins

Origin of annuity1

C15: from French annuité, from Medieval Latin annuitās, from Latin annuus annual
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Example Sentences

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

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.

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.

That’s because while officials tout the $1.23 billion prize, that is for a sole winner who chooses to be paid through an annuity, with an immediate payment and then annual payments over 29 years.

The $975 million prize is for a sole winner who makes the rare decision to be paid over 30 years through an annuity.

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