Annuity

English

Noun

Annuity (plural annuities)

1. 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.

Derived terms

• annuitant

Related terms

• perpetuity

Thesaurus

accident insurance; actuary; aid; alimony; allotment; allowance; assistance; assurance; aviation insurance; bail bond; bond; bounty; business life insurance; casualty insurance; certificate of insurance; court bond; credit insurance; credit life insurance; deductible; depletion allowance; dole; endowment insurance; family maintenance policy; fellowship; fidelity bond; fidelity insurance; financial assistance; flood insurance; fraternal insurance; government insurance; grant; grant-in-aid; guaranteed annual income; health insurance; help; industrial life insurance; insurance; insurance agent; insurance broker; insurance company; insurance man; insurance policy; interinsurance; liability insurance; license bond; limited payment insurance; major medical insurance; malpractice insurance; marine insurance; mutual company; ocean marine insurance; old-age insurance; pecuniary aid; pension; permit bond; policy; price support; public assistance; public welfare; relief; retirement benefits; robbery insurance; scholarship; social security; stipend; stock company; subsidization; subsidy; subvention; support; tax benefit; term insurance; theft insurance; underwriter; welfare; welfare aid; welfare