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• annuity — an·nu·ity /ə nü ə tē, nyü / n pl ities [Medieval Latin annuitas, from Latin annuus yearly] 1: an amount payable at regular intervals (as yearly or quarterly) for a certain or uncertain period 2: the grant of or the right to receive an annuity his …   Law dictionary

• annuity insurance — ➔ insurance * * * annuity insurance UK US noun [U] INSURANCE ► an insurance agreement that provides a series of payments over a particular period of time, often after you stop working, and sometimes for the rest of your life …   Financial and business terms

• annuity certain — see annuity Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• annuity due — see annuity Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• annuity policy — ➔ insurance policy …   Financial and business terms

• annuity share — noun A share in a split capital trust that is highly geared towards income • • • Main Entry: ↑annuity …   Useful english dictionary

• 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Annuity function — Annuity Functions are mathematical functions frequently used by Actuarial science students in their introduction to the mathematics of finance and more specifically in their introduction to annuities. See also *Actuarial notation …   Wikipedia

• annuity — (n.) early 15c., a yearly allowance, grant payable in annual installments, from Anglo Fr., O.Fr. annuité (14c.) or directly from M.L. annuitatem (nom. annuitas), from L. annus year (see ANNUAL (Cf. annual) (adj.)). Meaning an investment that… …   Etymology dictionary

• annuity — ► NOUN (pl. annuities) ▪ a fixed yearly allowance, especially one provided by a form of investment. ORIGIN Latin annuitas, from annuus yearly …   English terms dictionary

• annuity — [ə no͞o′ə tē, ənyo͞o′ə tē] n. pl. annuities [ME & OFr annuite < ML annuitas < L annuus, annual < annus: see ANNUAL] 1. a payment of a fixed sum of money at regular intervals of time, esp. yearly 2. an investment yielding periodic… …   English World dictionary