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单词 perpetuity
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(pɜːʳpɪtjuːɪti)
See in perpetuity/for perpetuity

perpetuity in British English

(ˌpɜːpɪˈtjuːɪtɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -ties
1. 
eternity
2. 
the state or quality of being perpetual
3.  property law
a limitation preventing the absolute disposal of an estate for longer than the period allowed by law
4. 
an annuity with no maturity date and payable indefinitely
5.  in perpetuity
Word origin
C15: from Old French perpetuite, from Latin perpetuitās continuity; see perpetual

perpetuity in American English

(ˌpɜrpəˈtuəti; ˌpɜrpəˈtjuəti)
nounWord forms: plural ˌperpeˈtuities
1. 
the state or quality of being perpetual
2. 
something perpetual, as an annuity or pension to be paid indefinitely or, often specif., for life
3. 
unlimited time; eternity
4.  Law
a. 
a limitation upon the transference of an estate: it is valid only for a legally specified period
b. 
an estate so limited
Idioms:
in perpetuity
Word origin
ME perpetuite < OFr perpetuité < L perpetuitas

Examples of 'perpetuity' in a sentence
perpetuity

Remember that the return on a perpetuity is equal to the yearly cash flow divided by the present value.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
An annuity in perpetuity does not have a fixed time span but continues indefinitely and receipts can therefore only come from interest earned.
Pass, Christopher, Lowes, Bryan Collins Dictionary of Economics (1993)

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See in perpetuity

Nearby words of
perpetuity

  • perpetrate
  • perpetual
  • perpetuate
  • perpetuity
  • perplex
  • perplexed
  • perplexing

Related terms of
perpetuity

  • in perpetuity

Synonyms of 'perpetuity'

perpetuity

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