annuity

Meaning

A right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries.

Synonyms

pension

revenue

income

yield

return

allowance

rente

old-age pension

annual payment

per annum

premium

interest

retirement pension

retreat

grant

annual instalment

annual

yearly payment

retirement annuity

retirement

old-age benefit

pension allowance

payment

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Translations

Rente

annuité

anualidad

rente

annualità

Jahresrente

pensión

vitalizio

renda

retraite

anuidade

pensió

pensioen

Einkommen

revenu

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈn(j)uɪti/

Etymology

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