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 payments increased every year and the last one was the biggest.
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R29 Team, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
Experts question the assessment of TIAA as a company with low-cost priorities, especially when its signature product — an annuity — is in the mix.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Some may take advantage of the one-time option to use up to $54,000 to fund a split-interest gift like a charitable gift annuity.
—Laura MacDonald, Forbes.com, 12 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
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R29 Team, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
Experts question the assessment of TIAA as a company with low-cost priorities, especially when its signature product — an annuity — is in the mix.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Some may take advantage of the one-time option to use up to $54,000 to fund a split-interest gift like a charitable gift annuity.
—Laura MacDonald, Forbes.com, 12 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annuity
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Cotton argued the shutdown’s cause was not the expiring health care subsidies, but rather Democrats’ fear of blowback from their supporters.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
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In the end, the Democrats mostly oriented their demands toward health care—above all, the renewal of expiring Obamacare subsidies—as opposed to, say, prioritizing more abstract ultimatums related to creeping authoritarianism.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
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The district board is set to adopt its 2025-26 grant award list at its regular meeting Tuesday.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Getting money out the door has been further complicated by layoffs that have gutted offices overseeing grants on chronic disease prevention, HIV, maternal mortality and more.—
Amy Maxmen,
ABC News,
5 Nov. 2025
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Arkansas Department of Human Services spokesperson Gavin Lesnick did not respond to an email requesting clarification on the minimum allotments.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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Starting November 1, Propel and GiveDirectly launched an emergency cash initiative to deliver $50 payments to households with children who receive the maximum SNAP allotment—an indicator of extreme financial need.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Annuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annuity. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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