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
How much will a $400,000 annuity pay monthly if bought at age 65?
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 June 2025
That’s why annuities are not suitable for everyone.
—David Abreu, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
How much would a $400,000 annuity pay each month if bought at age 75?
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 June 2025
The player can choose between a one-time lump sum payment of $91.6 million or annuity payments for the full amount.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2025
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 June 2025
That’s why annuities are not suitable for everyone.
—David Abreu, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
How much would a $400,000 annuity pay each month if bought at age 75?
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 June 2025
The player can choose between a one-time lump sum payment of $91.6 million or annuity payments for the full amount.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for annuity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annuity
Noun
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The subsidy is expected to be decreased by about 40% in 2026.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Both leading candidates, Quiroga and businessman Samuel Doria Medina, have pledged painful austerity measures including eliminating fuel and food subsidies—policies that risk sparking social unrest in a country where Indigenous and rural communities depend heavily on government support.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The school could reapply for the grant, but a new grant would not cover any items the school already purchased for the upcoming 2025-26 year.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Every nonprofit knows the pain of spending weeks on a major grant application only to walk away empty-handed.—
Scott Brighton,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Superintendents like Gearing have decried the state for not increasing its basic allotment — the base level building block for the school finance system — since 2019.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Congress later realized the devastating effects of allotment for tribes, and later reversed course with the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
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“Annuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annuity. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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