in perpetuity

1. For all time, forever, as in This land was given to the state in perpetuity. [First half of 1400s]

Example Sentences

Pending that, the Ukraine loan could roll over in perpetuity and not be considered Ukraine’s debt.

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Burial plots are leased for a fixed term, or in perpetuity.

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At the time these lands were a part of the Great Sioux Reservation, guaranteed to the Lakotas in perpetuity.

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After he was gone, they worked to secure the movement’s enduring power by consciously turning Reagan into a mythic figure whose ideas would live on in perpetuity.

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“If we say it’s in perpetuity, it’s a little bit harder to stomach,” he said.

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Related Words

• always 
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• eternally 
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