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annuity

[uh-noo-i-tee, uh-nyoo-] / əˈnu ɪ ti, əˈnju- /






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The best way to illustrate this equilibrium is with annuity payout rates — how much monthly income you could purchase with a given amount of money.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Payouts can also depend on your age, gender and whether the product is a joint-and-survivor annuity.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

An immediate annuity begins making payments shortly after you purchase it, typically within a year, whereas a deferred annuity begins payments at a later date.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

If the assets don’t clear the hurdle rate, the grantor simply gets their money back through the annuity payments, leaving a balance of zero.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Mollie’s parents were warned that if they didn’t comply, the government would withhold its annuity payments, leaving the family starving.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Pensions and annuities, for instance, can be the right inheritance for a child who struggles to hold on to money.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

To be sure, annuities aren’t the only way of providing guaranteed lifetime income.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Sellers of fixed or fixed-indexed annuities are regulated by states and don’t need a securities license.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

I was selling life insurance and annuities in New York, and I was writing funny emails to friends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Powers were also given for the enlargement of holdings whether subject to purchase annuities, or to rents to private owners, but these powers were so circumscribed and guarded, as to be unworkable.

From The New Irish Constitution by J. H. Morgan




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