annuity

[uh-noo-i-tee, uh-nyoo-]

noun

plural

annuities 

1. a specified income payable at stated intervals for a fixed or a contingent period, often for the recipient's life, in consideration of a stipulated premium paid either in prior installment payments or in a single payment.

2. the right to receive such an income, or the duty to make such a payment or payments.

annuity

/ əˈnjuːɪtɪ /

noun

1. a fixed sum payable at specified intervals, esp annually, over a period, such as the recipient's life, or in perpetuity, in return for a premium paid either in instalments or in a single payment

2. the right to receive or the duty to pay such a sum

annuity

1. A sum of money payable yearly or at regular intervals.

Many people's retirement funds are set up to be paid in annuities.

Other Word Forms

• superannuity noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of annuity¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Anglo-French annuité, annualté, from Medieval Latin annuitās, equivalent to Latin annu(us) “yearly,” derivative of annus “year” + -itās -ity

Word History and Origins

Origin of annuity¹

C15: from French annuité, from Medieval Latin annuitās, from Latin annuus _annual

Example Sentences

But while annuities can now be included as an option in retirement plans, they legally aren’t allowed to be an employer-suggested default; Congress still has to authorize it.

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In turn, they can help consumers ensure that they have adequate protected income by providing guidance on when to declare Social Security benefits and whether to purchase an annuity.

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Nonqualified accounts include common bank accounts, brokerage accounts, and some tax deferred accounts for which you get no tax deduction upon contributions like certain annuity contracts.

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It is exceedingly difficult for insurance customers to know if the money they put away in a policy or annuity has been shifted offshore.

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It counts more than four million customers and sold more than $41 billion of insurance and annuities last year.

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Related Words

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• restitution 
• return 
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