immediate annuity

American  

noun

1. an annuity bought with a single premium, with payments to the annuitant to begin at the end of one payment period, as a month or a year.

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immediate annuity British  

noun

1. an annuity that starts less than a year after its purchase Compare deferred annuity

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immediate annuity

Right now, a woman who retires at 65 and buys a single premium immediate annuity can collect 7.6% a year for life, according to the latest market data available from annuity marketplace Immediate Annuities.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026

State Street’s IncomeWise lets older workers put up to 25% of their nest egg into a deferred annuity that starts payments at age 78, providing a higher income than an immediate annuity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025

A single-premium immediate annuity sold by insurers and brokerage firms — where you hand over a lump of money and the company invests it — can also provide monthly lifetime income.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 18, 2025

Now may be a good time for retirees to buy an immediate annuity, since payouts are the highest they’ve been in a decade, says Rob Williams, managing director of wealth management at Charles Schwab.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2023

If your wife purchased an immediate annuity, which offers a stream of payments in return for a lump sum, then she probably can’t change her mind since those transactions are effectively irreversible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2023