Meanings
nounannuity (plural annuities)
plural annuities
- pensionsbusinessA 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.
- He used his savings to purchase an annuity that would provide a regular income.
- The contract provides for an annuity payable for twenty years.
- life annuity
- fixed annuity
- purchase an annuity
Synonyms & antonyms
nounincome from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments
Similar
Broader
regular payment
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinannuus“annual”
- Medieval Latinannuitās
- Frenchannuité
- Englishannuity
From French annuité, from Medieval Latin annuitās, from Latin annuus (“annual”). Cf. annuality.
More words from French, Medieval Latin, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian годишна рента
- годишна рента (godišna renta)right to receive amounts of money regularly
Catalan pensió, renda
- pensióright to receive amounts of money regularly
- rendaright to receive amounts of money regularly
Chinese Mandarin 年金
- 年金 (niánjīn)right to receive amounts of money regularly
Czech roční renta, anuita
- roční rentaright to receive amounts of money regularly
- anuitaright to receive amounts of money regularly
Dutch lijfrente, lijfrenteverzekering
- lijfrenteright to receive amounts of money regularly
- lijfrenteverzekeringright to receive amounts of money regularly
Esperanto anuitato, rento
- anuitatoright to receive amounts of money regularly
- rentoright to receive amounts of money regularly
Finnish annuiteetti
- annuiteettiright to receive amounts of money regularly
French rente, annuité
- renteright to receive amounts of money regularly
- annuitéright to receive amounts of money regularly
German Annuität, Rente
- Annuitätright to receive amounts of money regularly
- Renteright to receive amounts of money regularly
Hindi वार्षिकी
- वार्षिकी (vārṣikī)right to receive amounts of money regularly
Hungarian járadék, évjáradék
- járadékright to receive amounts of money regularly
- évjáradékright to receive amounts of money regularly
- annuitásright to receive amounts of money regularly
Indonesian anuitas
- anuitasright to receive amounts of money regularly
Irish anáid, blianacht
- anáidright to receive amounts of money regularly
- blianachtright to receive amounts of money regularly
Italian vitalizio, appannaggio
- vitalizioright to receive amounts of money regularly
- appannaggioright to receive amounts of money regularly
- renditaright to receive amounts of money regularly
Japanese 年金
- 年金 (nenkin)right to receive amounts of money regularly
Korean 연금
- 연금 (yeon'geum)right to receive amounts of money regularly
Latin annuum
- annuumright to receive amounts of money regularly
Malay anuiti
- anuitiright to receive amounts of money regularly
Māori moni-ā-tau
- moni-ā-tauright to receive amounts of money regularly
Portuguese anuidade
- anuidaderight to receive amounts of money regularly
Spanish anualidad
- anualidadright to receive amounts of money regularly
Thai เงินปี
- เงินปี (ngən-bpii)right to receive amounts of money regularly
Vietnamese niên kim, niên khoản
- niên kimright to receive amounts of money regularly
- niên khoảnright to receive amounts of money regularly
Welsh blwydd-dâl
- blwydd-dâlright to receive amounts of money regularly
Cite this entry
APA
annuity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annuity
MLA
“annuity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annuity. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “annuity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annuity.
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