annuity n : income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments; "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity" [syn: rente]

Annuity \An*nu"i*ty\, n.; pl. Annuities. [LL. annuitas, fr. L. annus year: cf. F. annuit['e].] A sum of money, payable yearly, to continue for a given number of years, for life, or forever; an annual allowance.

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