as in subsidy
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 annuity
The annuity income won’t be indexed for inflation, so the income will lose purchasing power over time.
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Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The other option was a $50,000 annuity over a 20-year period.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
The couple chose to receive their prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $1.3 million, instead of annuity payments for the full amount.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 27 May 2025
Suppose a married couple ages 65 and one 66, donate $100,000 worth of property with a $50,000 basis to a charity in return for a charitable gift annuity with monthly lifetime payments to begin immediately.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The other option was a $50,000 annuity over a 20-year period.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
The couple chose to receive their prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $1.3 million, instead of annuity payments for the full amount.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 27 May 2025
Suppose a married couple ages 65 and one 66, donate $100,000 worth of property with a $50,000 basis to a charity in return for a charitable gift annuity with monthly lifetime payments to begin immediately.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annuity
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Working with Trump, Thune also worked to gut clean energy subsidies, many of which were leftovers from Joe Biden’s presidency.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
1 July 2025
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For these utilities, climate tech isn’t about subsidies but solving real business problems.—
Nicole LeBlanc,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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In March, the school acquiesced to a list of White House demands in a bid to win back $400 million in federal grants that were cancelled over antisemitism at the school.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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The Trump administration has also cut more than $2.6 billion in research grants, ended federal contracts and threatened to revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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The per student allotment increased by $55 in the school finance bill Gov. Greg Abbott signed June 4.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 June 2025
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Their ancestors were recorded on the Dawes Rolls, a federal registry used in the early 1900s to determine tribal membership and land allotments.—
Kristal Brent Zook,
Essence,
16 June 2025
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“Annuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annuity. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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