a fixed sum of money paid to someone each year, typically for the rest of their life.
annu+ity
Shared component: annu · year
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annu
year
Related forms: annu · 7 words in this dictionary
Related words
Shared components, not spelling prefixesOnce every year; by the year.
annu+al+ly
Shared component: annu · year
too old for work or use; obsolete or outdated
super+annu+ated
Shared component: annu · year
Happening twice a year.
bi+annu+al
Shared component: annu · year
(of a rate of interest, return, etc.) calculated for a period of one year, especially by projecting figures from a shorter period
annu+al+ized
Shared component: annu · year
interannualExtended relation
Occurring between or relating to two or more years.
inter+annual
Extended relation: annu · year
semiannuallyExtended relation
happening or produced twice each year
semi+annu+ally
Extended relation: annu · year