Both Uses of
annuity
in
Middlemarch
- Although I am not in any way bound to you, I am willing to supply you with a regular annuity—in quarterly payments—so long as you fulfil a promise to remain at a distance from this neighborhood.†
Chpt 5
- But I shall not give up my Liberty for a dirty annuity.†
Chpt 5 *
Definition:
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(annuity) income received in regular periodic payments -- especially from a fixed capital investment