fixed annuity

  • 1fixed annuity — UK US noun [C] (also fixed rate annuity) INSURANCE ► an annuity (= contract someone agrees with an insurance company to be paid an amount of money regularly) for which the payment amount remains the same for the period of the annuity: »At the… …

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  • 2fixed annuity — An annuity that provides payments of a set amount for the recipient s life or some other specified term.Compare: variable annuity Category: Personal Finance & Retirement → Retirement Planning Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates Nolo’s Plain English …

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  • 3Fixed Annuity — An insurance contract in which the insurance company makes fixed dollar payments to the annuitant for the term of the contract, usually until the annuitant dies. The insurance company guarantees both earnings and principal. A fairly good… …

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  • 4Annuity (US financial products) — In the U.S. an annuity contract is created when an individual gives a life insurance company money which may grow on a tax deferred basis and then can be distributed back to the owner in several ways. The defining characteristic of all annuity… …

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  • 5Annuity (European financial arrangements) — An annuity can be defined as a contract which provides an income stream in return for an initial payment.Immediate annuityAn immediate annuity is an annuity for which the income stream begins at a time after the initial payment which is less than …

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  • 6annuity — /an(y)uwatiy/ A right to receive fixed, periodic payments, either for life or for a term of years. Moore v. O Cheskey, App., 87 N.M. 66, 529 P.2d 292, 293. A fixed sum payable to a person at specified intervals for a specific period of time or… …

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  • 7annuity — /an(y)uwatiy/ A right to receive fixed, periodic payments, either for life or for a term of years. Moore v. O Cheskey, App., 87 N.M. 66, 529 P.2d 292, 293. A fixed sum payable to a person at specified intervals for a specific period of time or… …

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  • 8Annuity (financial contracts) — An annuity contract is a financial product, typically offered by a financial institution, that may accumulate value and take a current value and pay it out over a period of years. These contracts are regulated by various jurisdictions, leading to …

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  • 9annuity — A regular periodic payment ( periodic payments) made by an insurance company to a policyholder for a specified period of time. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary An annuity is essentially a regular income for life and is usually purchased with your… …

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  • 10Annuity — A regular periodic payment made by an insurance company to a policyholder for a specified period of time. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * annuity an‧nu‧i‧ty [əˈnjuːti ǁ əˈnuː ] noun annuities PLURALFORM [countable] 1. INSURANCE the… …

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