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
Fees Gainbridge annuities don't have upfront sales charges or administrative fees.
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Sarah Hostetler, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Of the people surveyed, 40% ranked life insurance and annuities as the third-most important place for their inheritance, behind stocks and cash savings.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2025
After his retirement George Austen enjoyed an income of up to £600 per annum from his clerical livings and an annuity (Letters, 29); all this disappeared with his death.
—Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
The gulf between the cash and annuity options has become larger because inflation has prompted a rise in interest rates, which in turn results in potentially larger investment gains.
—Jeremy Tanner, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Hostetler, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Of the people surveyed, 40% ranked life insurance and annuities as the third-most important place for their inheritance, behind stocks and cash savings.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2025
After his retirement George Austen enjoyed an income of up to £600 per annum from his clerical livings and an annuity (Letters, 29); all this disappeared with his death.
—Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
The gulf between the cash and annuity options has become larger because inflation has prompted a rise in interest rates, which in turn results in potentially larger investment gains.
—Jeremy Tanner, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annuity
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In their funding bill, Democrats included a provision to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire this year, warning that failure to act could lead to higher insurance premiums.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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Democrats have largely withheld votes from a short-term plan to fund the government, insisting Republicans engage with them on extending enhanced Obamacare subsidies.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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Jefferson County Public Schools agreed to change several policies to keep a federal magnet school grant.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The court will decide whether to extend McElroy’s TRO into a longer preliminary injunction, which would keep the FEMA homeland security grants available while the case proceeds.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Maximum allotments have been increased in comparison to last year’s SNAP benefits, as noted below.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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In addition, students were given 3,000 tickets more than their usual 5,000 allotment.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Annuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annuity. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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