| 释义 |
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 > |