an·nu·i·ty ( -n  -t , -ny -)n. pl. an·nu·i·ties 1. a. The annual payment of an allowance or income. b. The right to receive this payment or the obligation to make this payment. 2. A contract or agreement by which one receives fixed payments on an investment for a lifetime or for a specified number of years.
[Middle English annuite, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin annuit s, from Latin annuus, yearly, from annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots.] |
annuity Noun
pl -ties a fixed sum payable at specified intervals over a period [Latin annuus annual]
annuityan investment that bears a fixed return yearly, for a fixed period or for the life of the recipient.
See also:
Finance
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | annuity - income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments; "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity"annuity in advance - an annuity paid in a series of more or less equal payments at the beginning of equally spaced periods; "rent payable in advance constitutes an annuity in advance for the landlord" ordinary annuity - an annuity paid in a series of more or less equal payments at the end of equally spaced periods tontine - an annuity scheme wherein participants share certain benefits and on the death of any participant his benefits are redistributed among the remaining participants; can run for a fixed period of time or until the death of all but one participant |
Translations
annuity [əˈnjuːɪtɪ] n →
renta or pensión f vitalicia
annuity [əˈnjuːɪtɪ] n →
rente f;
life annuity →
rente viagère
annuity [əˈnjuːɪtɪ] n →
Rente f;
annuity [əˈnjuːɪtɪ] n →
annualità f inv;