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annuity

an·nu·i·ty [ ə n ətee ] (plural an·nu·i·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. money paid at regular intervals: an amount of money paid to somebody yearly or at some other regular interval

2. investment paying annual sum: an investment that pays the investor a set amount of money each year for a number of years, often the investor's lifetime

3. contract for annual payment: the right to receive or the obligation to pay an annuity

[15th century. Via French annuité< medieval Latin annuitas< Latin annuus (see annual)]
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