All 7 Uses of
annuity
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- I had often heard him complain of the disproportion of his rank with his fortune; and I advised him to invest all he had in an annuity.†
Chpt 17-18 *
- He had reserved from his annuity his family papers, his library, composed of five thousand volumes, and his famous breviary.†
Chpt 17-18
- We should command an annuity of 175,000 livres.†
Chpt 81-82
- Him to whom your excellency pays that little annuity.†
Chpt 81-82
- I can still say it is a dream; a retired baker, my poor Benedetto, is rich—he has an annuity.†
Chpt 81-82
- Well, you have an annuity.†
Chpt 81-82
- "If you reach your home safely, leave Paris, leave France, and wherever you may be, so long as you conduct yourself well, I will send you a small annuity; for, if you return home safely, then"— "Then?" asked Caderousse, shuddering.†
Chpt 81-82
Definition:
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(annuity) income received in regular periodic payments -- especially from a fixed capital investment