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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary an·nu·ity (plural -ities) ETYMOLOGY Middle English annuite, from Anglo-French annuité, from Medieval Latin annuitat-, annuitas, from Latin annuusyearly DATE 15th century 1. a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals 2. the right to receive an annuity 3. a contract or agreement providing for the payment of an annuity English Etymology annuity early 15c., "a yearly allowance," from O.Fr . annuité, from M.L.annuitatem (nom. annuitas), from L. annus "year" (see annual). Meaning "an investment that entitles one to equal annual payments" is from 1690s.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 annuity an·nu·ity / E5nju:Eti; NAmE -5nu:- / noun(pl. -ies) 1. a fixed amount of money paid to sb each year, usually for the rest of their life 年金(常为养老金) 2. a type of insurance that pays a fixed amount of money to sb each year 年金保险 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: joint and survivor annuity , or joint annuity , or joint life annuity , or life annuity , or refund annuity , or retirement annuity , or reversionary annuity , or straight life annuity , or survivorship annuity , or temporary annuity , or temporary life annuity , or reverse annuity mortgage , or single life annuity , or cash refund annuity , or contingent annuity , or deferred annuity , or annuity certain , or annuity due , or group annuity , or immediate annuity an·nu·i·ty \-əd.ē, -ətē, -i\ noun (-es) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Me annuite, from Middle French annuité, from Medieval Latin annuitat-, annuitas, from Latin annuus yearly + -itat-, -itas -ity — more at annual 1. : an amount payable yearly or at other regular intervals (as quarterly) for a certain or uncertain period (as for years, for life, or in perpetuity) 2. : the grant of or the right to receive an annuity < his will included annuities for several old servants > 3. : a contract or agreement under which one or more persons receive annuities in return for prior set payments made by themselves or another (as an employer) < bought an annuity to take care of his parents > |
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