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
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.
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Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Athene annuity FAQs Is Athene a good annuity company?
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
According to Sloan, the widespread resistance to annuities isn’t just about misunderstanding the product.
—William Jones, USA Today, 15 May 2025
Despite the financial risks, the uptake of solutions like annuities and long-term care insurance remains low.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Athene annuity FAQs Is Athene a good annuity company?
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
According to Sloan, the widespread resistance to annuities isn’t just about misunderstanding the product.
—William Jones, USA Today, 15 May 2025
Despite the financial risks, the uptake of solutions like annuities and long-term care insurance remains low.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annuity
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Musk's companies rely heavily on federal contracts and subsidies.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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Trump threatens to cancel Musk's government contracts and subsidies Trump later threatened on social media to cancel Musk’s government contracts and subsidies.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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The grant would have funded an educational project called ‘Seeking a More Perfect Union, ’ said Haynes.—
Zuri Primos,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2025
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The village of Streamwood is also receiving a grant for more than $1.5 million to build a 1.1-mile, 10-foot-wide multiuse path along Irving Park Road.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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This is essentially what the Big Ten has proposed (and the SEC hasn’t yet pushed back on) for the next round of College Football Playoff expansion, just with fewer leagues and the bid allotments locked in for conferences.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The basic allotment is the base amount of funding districts get per student.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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“Annuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annuity. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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