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Meaning of ANNUITY

Pronunciation:  u'nooitee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments; "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity"
 
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 Synonyms: rente
 
 See Also: annuity in advance, ordinary annuity, regular payment, reversionary annuity, survivorship annuity, tontine

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\An*nu"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Annuities}. [LL. annuitas, fr. L.
annus year: cf. F. annuit['e].]
A sum of money, payable yearly, to continue for a given
number of years, for life, or forever; an annual allowance.
 
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