ANNUITY


Meaning of ANNUITY in English

■ noun ( plural annuities ) a fixed sum of money paid to someone each year, typically for the rest of their life.

↘a form of insurance or investment entitling the investor to a series of annual sums.

Derivatives

annuitize or annuitise verb

Origin

ME: from Fr. annuité , from med. L. annuitas , from L. annuus 'yearly', from annus 'year'.

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