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单词 annuity
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
an•nu•i•ty /əˈnuɪti, əˈnyu-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -ties. 
  1. Businessa certain income paid yearly for a fixed period, often for the person's lifetime.
  2. Businessthe policy or form of insurance that provides such an income.
See -ann-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
an•nu•i•ty  (ə no̅o̅′i tē, ə nyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. 
  1. Businessa specified income payable at stated intervals for a fixed or a contingent period, often for the recipient's life, in consideration of a stipulated premium paid either in prior installment payments or in a single payment.
  2. Businessthe right to receive such an income, or the duty to make such a payment or payments.
  • Medieval Latin annuitās, equivalent. to Latin annu(us) yearly (derivative of annus year) + -itās -ity
  • Anglo-French annuité, annualté
  • late Middle English 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
annuity /əˈnjuːɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
  1. a fixed sum payable at specified intervals, esp annually, over a period, such as the recipient's life, or in perpetuity, in return for a premium paid either in instalments or in a single payment
Etymology: 15th Century: from French annuité, from Medieval Latin annuitās, from Latin annuus annual
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