annuity
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annuity
- /əˈn(j)uɪti/
Where it comes from
From French annuité, from Medieval Latin annuitās, from Latin annuus (“annual”). Cf. annuality.
noun annuities
- A right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries.
- He used his savings to purchase an annuity that would provide a regular income.
- The contract provides for an annuity payable for twenty years.
- life annuity
- fixed annuity
- purchase an annuity
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rente, interest, pension, annuitant, superannuation, cash, income, pensionable, rent, stipend, pensioner, payment, repurchase, production, allowance, repo
Translations
Talk about this word "annuity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/annuity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. annuity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/annuity "annuity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/annuity.Cite this
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title = {annuity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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