Hypertext Webster Gateway: "annuity"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Annuity \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
annuity
n : income from capital investment paid in a series of regular
payments; "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as
an annuity" [syn: {rente}]
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