annuities

plural of annuity
as in subsidies
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action his grandfather's will provided him with an annuity of $5,000 a year to be used for school expenses

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Recent Examples of annuities While some annuities can have high fees and limit growth compared to investing on your own, annuities guarantee a steady income stream for retirement — something investing on your own may not provide. — Liz Knueven,kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026 Buying annuities when rates are high can also provide a larger regular payout. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 28 Sep. 2026 Some annuities have different withdrawal percentages, and the allowance may be based on your contract value, premium or another figure. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 The firm runs the same living-money logic across whole life, term, mortgage protection, final expense, annuities, Roth conversion planning, and estate planning. — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 Use Form 1099-R to report distributions from retirement plans, pensions, annuities, and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026 Life insurance and annuities technology platform Zinnia selected Key Kiarie as its new chief financial officer. — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
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Noun
  • The European Commission is aware of this challenge and opened a foreign subsidies investigation into Goldwind’s activities in the EU wind sector in February.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Tinubu will face familiar opponents Atiku Abubakar — who has pledged to reinstate fuel subsidies — and Peter Obi in a repeat of the last presidential election.
    — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The second motion was a preliminary injunction order (PI) intended to stop the Fearless Strivers Grant program, an initiative run by the Fearless Foundation, our nonprofit providing grants and educational resources to Black women entrepreneurs.
    — Arian Simone, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The income data is based on information collected from students who received federal loans or grants.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Since the current auction process began in late July, entire daily allotments have routinely sold out, despite the increases in auction prices that have occurred over the past few months.
    — SJ Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Some addicts learned to game the system by obtaining daily allotments of hydromorphone pills—15 or more a day was typical—and then selling them to dealers in exchange for stronger fentanyl concoctions.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

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“Annuities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annuities. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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