Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

variable annuity

American  

noun

  1. an annuity in which the premiums are invested chiefly in common stocks or other securities, the annuitant receiving payments based on the yield of the investments instead of in fixed amounts.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

I have a business degree and worked for a variable annuity company for several years before I left to help him start our construction business.

From Slate Feb. 3, 2023

MetLife does not disclose the size of its variable annuity business.

From Reuters Feb. 11, 2022

A variable annuity is a contract with an insurance company.

From Seattle Times May 22, 2017

Vanguard offers a variable annuity issued by Transamerica Premier Life Insurance Co. with annual costs for the contract and the underlying investments running about 0.56%.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 3, 2016

“One of the fundamental problems is that most of these variable annuity products are sold based on marketing materials and marketing hype, and there is no standard way to compare them,” he added.

From New York Times Jul. 12, 2013

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training