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annuity

Pronunciation: /əˈnjuːɪti/
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Definition of annuity

noun (plural annuities)

  • a fixed sum of money paid to someone each year, typically for the rest of their life: he left her an annuity of £1,000 in his will:
  • a form of insurance or investment entitling the investor to a series of annual sums: loans secured on an older person’s home which are used to purchase a life annuity [as modifier]:an annuity scheme

Derivatives

annuitize

(also annuitise) verb

Origin:

late Middle English: from French annuité, from medieval Latin annuitas, from Latin annuus 'yearly', from annus 'year'

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