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annuity

an·nuity

UK/əˈn(j)uɪti/ US/ʌˈnjuɪti/ rare

noun

1.

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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From French annuité, from Medieval Latin annuitās, from Latin annuus (“annual”). Cf. annuality.

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