Definition of maturity
1
: the quality or state of being mature
especially
: full development
the maturity of grain maturity of judgment lacks the wisdom and maturity needed to run the company
2
: termination of the period that an obligation (see obligation sense 2c) has to run
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The first known use of maturity was in the 15th century
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